Thesaurus / topheavy
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synonyms for topheavy
- irregular
- lopsided
- top-heavy
- unequal
- uneven
- unstable
- unsteady
- wobbly
- asymmetric
- asymmetrical
- disproportionate
- not balanced
- off-balance
- shaky
- treacherous
- unsymmetrical
- awkward
- big
- bulky
- burdensome
- considerable
- cumbersome
- excessive
- fat
- hefty
- huge
- large
- massive
- substantial
- unwieldy
- weighty
- gross
- lumbering
- overweight
- stout
- ample
- beefy
- built
- chunky
- corpulent
- cumbrous
- elephantine
- enceinte
- expectant
- fleshy
- gravid
- laden
- lead-footed
- loaded
- obese
- oppressed
- parturient
- ponderous
- porcine
- portly
- pregnant
- top-heavy
- two-ton
- unmanageable
- weighted
- zaftig
- convenient
- easy
- graceful
- handy
- light
- little
- miniature
- poor
- slight
- small
- thin
- unimportant
- unsubstantial
- skinny
- underweight
- tiny
- inconsequential
- lightweight
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How to use topheavy in a sentence
His shell of a boat, if made topheavy by the sail, would stand small show.
BLOW THE MAN DOWNHOLMAN DAYTopheavy—I expect, too much luggage on board—have another sandwich?
THE TRAVELLING COMPANIONSF. ANSTEYIt is already topheavy with thinkers, and will eventually evaporate in a dozen executions.
ERIK DORNBEN HECHTThe faces gradually show less careful drawing and working, and the figures become squat and topheavy.
CHATS ON OLD LACE AND NEEDLEWORKEMILY LEIGH LOWESIt was a canoe with two bent-wood chairs arranged in it as a sort of throne at one end, and looked remarkably topheavy.
THROUGH THE LAND OF THE SERBMARY EDITH DURHAMBut when the head is very full, it does not do to have the heart very empty; there is such a thing as being topheavy!
HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, VOL. V, NO. XXIX., OCTOBER, 1852VARIOUSIf the center of gravity in a boat is too high (as illustrated in Fig. 6) the boat is said to be topheavy and unsafe.
BOYS' BOOK OF MODEL BOATSRAYMOND FRANCIS YATESIt was less than thirty feet away now, drifting straight past and rocking with the tide like a topheavy flatbarge.
THE MISSISSIPPI SAUCERFRANK BELKNAP LONGTo her he was a prophet of the better civilization that would some day rise on the ruins of an Individualism grown topheavy.
THE VISION SPENDIDWILLIAM MACLEOD RAINEEvery bag rising above the gunwales offers resistance to the wind, and tends to make the load topheavy.
PACKING AND PORTAGINGDILLON WALLACE