Synonyms for Towering

Synonyms for "towering" (158 found)

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Closest matches (32)

Adjective(6 words)

eminent lofty burly colossal dominate elevated

abysmal aerial airy altitudinous ascending aspiring astronomic astronomical atlantean august brobdingnagian burning colossal consuming cracking crashing cyclopean distinguished dizzy dominating

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elephantine elevated eminent enormous epic ethereal

Strong matches (47)

exalted excessive exorbitant extraordinary extravagant extreme famous fantastic fiery gargantuan giant giantlike gigantic glorious godlike grand great haughty herculean heroic

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highhigh pitchedhigh-pitched high-reaching high-set high-up homeric huge immense immoderate imposing impressive incomparable infinite inordinate intemperate intense jumbo lauded lofty

Adjective(6 words)

high immense junoesque loftier loftiest loom

Noun(1 words)

looming

Related word relations

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More general

10 entries

eminence extent height importance increase magnitude rise scale significance size

More specific

13 entries

ascend climb eminence immensity massiveness obelisk outclass outshine prestige prominence skyscraper spire vastness

Collocations

8 entries

tower overtowering achievementtowering figuretowering heighttowering influencetowering intellecttowering presencetowering skyscraper

Inflections

4 entries

more toweringmost toweringtowered towers

Derivations

2 entries

toweringly toweringness

similar

1 entries

high

Sample sentences

15 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

New York bristles with towering buildings.

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Among our employees he's recognized as a towering figure.

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As Pat and Ray motor through the canals of Holland, Belgium, and France, then sail to Italy, Greece, Turkey, and Spain, they find beauty and danger, towering locks, salty characters, peaceful anchorages, treacherous winds-and even a forest fire.

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His desire to become a towering figure in the American literary scene was not well understood by the public.

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