top-heavy
adjective
1
: having the top part too heavy for the lower part
2
: having too high a proportion of administrators
a top-heavy bureaucracy
3
: oversupplied with one element at the expense of others : lacking balance
a novel top-heavy with description
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Heavy pots can be especially helpful, as these vining plants can become top-heavy and fall over.
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Derek Carwood, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2026
Their side of the bracket is considerably more top-heavy.
—Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
The plants can also get top-heavy and easily blow over.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2026
The current tax breaks for retirement savings are top-heavy, favoring the well-off.
—Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 25 Feb. 2026
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Derek Carwood, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2026
Their side of the bracket is considerably more top-heavy.
—Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
The plants can also get top-heavy and easily blow over.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2026
The current tax breaks for retirement savings are top-heavy, favoring the well-off.
—Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 25 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for top-heavy
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“Top-heavy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top-heavy. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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