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 The commission also recommended, as an alternative, shortening the arch itself while making the gilded statue even taller—a compromise that would leave the arch squat beneath a top-heavy sculpture. — Janay Kingsberry, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026 For travelers, those top-heavy numbers present an opportunity, said Leigh Barnes, president of the Americas for tour company Intrepid Travel. — Jen Rose Smith, CNN Money, 10 July 2026 Support top-heavy plants by wrapping a slit pool noodle around stems or pairing it with a stake for stability. — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 July 2026 The 1968 lineup was incredibly top-heavy with peak Carl Yastrzemski and a 35-homer season by Ken Harrelson, and the 2014 club featured David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia and rookie Mookie Betts, even though many of the heroes of the 2013 World Series team wound up taking big steps back. — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 14 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for top-heavy

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Adjective

Its longline fit offers coverage in blustery winds or rain without feeling too bulky in mild temperatures.

— Olivia Cigliano, InStyle, 4 Aug. 2026
Having to wear a bulky oven glove while flipping your omelet because the pan handle is too hot is an unnecessary obstacle.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of bulky

Adjective

And the reasons may be rooted as much in Southerners’ attitudes about being overweight as in their diets and exercise patterns.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
In the week before the crash, the plane flew a total of six flights that were overweight, investigators said.

— Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

Definition of overweight

Adjective

Miller accompanied his announcement with the release of a voluminous cache of investigative and court documents, as well as audio and video clips, related to the custody dispute.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
In 2016, Grande began embracing more over-the-top silhouettes, as seen here with this voluminous, billowing black tulle look from Christian Siriano.

— Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 31 July 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

With James and fellow vocal leader Marcus Smart now elsewhere, Doncic’s presence off the court will be almost as important as his outsized impact on it.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
And similarly to its namesake, the off-Broadway show currently playing at the Culture Club in Manhattan has experienced an outsize response from theatergoers.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of outsize

Adjective

Additionally, substantial outward investment by Japanese companies, as well as foreign earnings of these firms remaining overseas, continued to weigh on the yen, Tran added.

— John Liu, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
The city should declare a substantial tax-increment financing surplus.

— Angel Gutierrez, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

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