Antonyms for deadweight

Grammar : Noun

Definition of deadweight

Origin : 1650s, "weight of an inert body," from dead (adj.) + weight (n.).

As in load : noun burden, pressure
As in millstone : noun burden
As in onus : noun burden
As in task : noun job or chore, often assigned
As in tax : noun burden
As in weight : noun burden
As in burden : noun mental weight; stress
As in charge : noun burden

Example sentences :

Yet the power (so defined as horse-power) required to raise a deadweight of 20 lbs.
Extract from : « Unexplored Spain » by Abel Chapman

Blindly, I felt for the buttons on my dress, and buttoning I sank back in sleep again—the deadweight sleep of utter exhaustion.
Extract from : « Hungry Hearts » by Anzia Yezierska

It was the sudden release of both the keel and deadweight of the projectile that had caused R19 to shoot up to the surface.
Extract from : « A Sub and a Submarine » by Percy F. Westerman

The remainder were freighters, averaging about 5,000 deadweight tons each.
Extract from : « Area Handbook for Romania » by Eugene K. Keefe, Donald W. Bernier, Lyle E. Brenneman, William Giloane, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole

Synonyms for deadweight

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