top-heavy

adjective

ˈtäp-ˌhe-vē

Synonyms of top-heavy next

: having the top part too heavy for the lower part

: having too high a proportion of administrators

a top-heavy bureaucracy

: oversupplied with one element at the expense of others : lacking balance

a novel top-heavy with description

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There’s not much jam that Marner brings, though, so this would still be a top-heavy forward group. —

Arthur Staple, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024 The unwieldy cranes may have made Ursa Major top-heavy, potentially contributing to her loss. —

David Axe, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024 The grosses include per sources top-heavy Friday results (in many cases, these come from advance shows), so its ultimate appeal will be determined by results in seven new Christmas Day theaters. —

Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 22 Dec. 2024 The stem is slightly short, and the glass feels a bit top-heavy when full, but not uncomfortably so. —

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