capsizable
Prone to flipping
Capsizable describes something capable of capsizing—of overturning or tipping over, especially a boat or watercraft.
Small sailboats and canoes are more capsizable than large vessels with deep keels.
The word emphasizes vulnerability to tipping: The kayak was highly capsizable in rough water.
Liable to overturn
- wobblyTending to teeter
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
- top-heavyDisproportionately weighted above
- listingRecorded item in catalog
heeling · teetering · rocking · swaying · tilting · lurching · overbalanced · precarious
Hull's structural base
- ballastShip stability material
- buoyancyFluid's upward resistance
- hullOuter covering or frame
- dinghySmall auxiliary watercraft
kayak · canoe · sailboat · catamaran · trimaran · yacht · vessel · seaworthiness
Reverse or invalidate
- swampingOverwhelming with excess
- founderingFailing completely, sinking
- sinkingFalling through water
- submergingPutting fully underwater
shipwreck · drowning · awash · swamped · waterlogged · flooded · engulfed · inundated
tippy
Liable to overturn
- wobblyTending to teeter
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
- top-heavyDisproportionately weighted above
listing · heeling · teetering · rocking · swaying · tilting · lurching · overbalanced · precarious · shaky
keel
Hull's structural base
dinghy · kayak · canoe · sailboat · catamaran · trimaran · yacht · vessel · seaworthiness · flotation
overturn
Reverse or invalidate
- swampingOverwhelming with excess
- founderingFailing completely, sinking
- sinkingFalling through water
submerging · shipwreck · drowning · awash · swamped · waterlogged · flooded · engulfed · inundated · adrift
squall
Brief, violent windstorm
swell · wake · rapids · current · surf · breakers · storm · wind · waves · crosswind
capsizableuncapsizable
Cannot be overturned
self-righting · unsinkable · stable · steady · seaworthy
capsizableuncapsizable
Cannot be overturned
stable · secure · sturdy · rock-solid · immovable