TOP HEAVY Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

top-heavy

adjective

Definition of top-heavy

as in bulky

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Recent Examples of top-heavy Tampa Bay’s lineup can come across as top-heavy, relying too much on the front half for its production. — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 If the Avs do not win the Stanley Cup again in the near future, critics will likely point to the top-heavy construction as one of the issues. — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2026 The Trojans, the lone ranked squad in the US LBM Coaches Poll to take the field in Week 0, look to improve on a 9-4 campaign and move up the pecking order in a top-heavy Big Ten. — Eddie Timanus, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 Given the past few decades’ top-heavy growth in personal incomes and their distribution, that may understandably be the case — they may simply be spoiled. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for top-heavy

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Adjective

But a big cooler is one guest that can really crash and burn the party – a hard, bulky nuisance that's uncomfortable on or near the bed and unsecure outside the vehicle.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2026
Those bulky glass instruments break easily and need high electrical voltage to run.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of bulky

Adjective

KeyBanc reiterates Nvidia as overweight KeyBanc said the stock remains a best idea.

— Michael Bloom, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
Duffin presented new data from Lilly’s Surmount V clinical trial, which randomly assigned more than 700 adults who were overweight but did not have diabetes to use either tirzepatide or semaglutide for 72 weeks.

— Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of overweight

Adjective

This configuration allows the bristles to make contact with the scalp, assisting in thorough detangling and ensuring no section is missed, even with voluminous locks.

— Laura Sandroni, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2026
Featuring a sleek black column skirt and minimalist stilettos, the look, while pared-back, was far from boring thanks to a creamy sleeveless top with a voluminous feather-like hem.

— Bianca Betancourt, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of voluminous

Adjective

While the attempts to create massy cinema land fine for most parts, Dhawan does not quite emerge as the larger-than-life south-Indian hero set to rule the audience merely with his presence.

— Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
All objects that have mass interact with other massy objects—that’s called gravitational interaction.

— Wired, Wired, 6 Nov. 2019

Definition of massy

Adjective

These functions can obscure crucial differences in how these activities are designed to reward users; a relatively small parlay wager can offer the possibility of an outsized, immediate payout if multiple outcomes occur.

— Aneri Jambusaria, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
However, because of its outsized dependence on the CPU for handling dozens to hundreds of individual unit models, combined with rendering each of those units in full 3D, the game still demands quite a lot even today.

— Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of outsize

Adjective

For a complicated model with multiple color changes, the waste can become substantial.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
Its existing capabilities provide a starting point for the conversion, although the transport configuration cannot perform the new mission without substantial modifications.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

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