Word Type

Adjective

Adjective

Noun

The word "tall" can be used as adjective, adjective and noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

short short

Coordinate Terms

grande venti

Derived Terms

big and tall cut down the tall poppy feel eight feet tall feel nine feet tall feel ten feet tall feel twelve feet tall mackerel sky and mare's-tails make tall ships carry low sails plain tall ride tall in the saddle stand tall tall bluestem tall drink tall drink of water tall fescue tall glass of water tall in the saddle tall man tall meadowrue tall nightshade tall oaks from little acorns grow tall oil tall one tall order tall pawn tall pocosin tall poppy tall poppy syndrome tall reed tall ship tall story tall tale tall thistle tall, dark and handsome tall-case clock walk tall

Context

nonstandard us

Has Property

high

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

long size

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

Patagonian cloudcapt gangly giant lanky mountainous reedy sky-high skyscraping soaring statuesque topless towering

Type Of (IsA)

size

Not Has Property

short

Related Terms

admirable attractive becoming bold brave comely courageous excellent fine fitting grande great handsome high horizontal large obedient obsequious proper seemly suitable tall story tall tale valiant vertical

Similar Terms

big difficult difficult gangling gangly gangly hard high in height in height incredible lanky large leggy long long long shanked long stalked long-legged long-shanked long-stalked rangy rhetorical stately stately statuesque tall growing tall-growing tall-stalked tallish tallish unbelievable

Synonym Network

magniloquent marvellous

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