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TALL Synonyms

There are 21 synonyms of the word tall. (exact relations)
There is 1 hypernym of the word tall. (close relations)
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colossal
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe

elevated
adjectiveadj
noun

• a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level

adjective satellite

• raised above the ground

• of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style

• increased in amount or degree

giant
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• any creature of exceptional size

• a person of exceptional importance and reputation

• an unusually large enterprise

• a very large person; impressive in size or qualities

• someone that is abnormally large and powerful

• an imaginary figure of superhuman size and strength; appears in folklore and fairy tales

• a very bright star of large diameter and low density (relative to the Sun)

adjective satellite

• of great mass; huge and bulky

high
adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj
adjective

• greater than normal in quantity or amount

• (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high')

• used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency

noun

• a lofty level or position or degree

• an air mass of higher than normal pressure

• a state of sustained elation

• a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics

• a high place

• a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12

• a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed

adverb

• at a great altitude

• in or to a high position, amount, or degree

• in a rich manner

• far up toward the source

adjective satellite

• standing above others in quality or position

• happy and excited and energetic

• (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted

• slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)

lank
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• long and thin and often limp

• long and lean

lanky
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• tall and thin and having long slender limbs

• tall and thin

leggy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• (of plants) having tall spindly stems

• having long legs

lofty
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style

• of imposing height; especially standing out above others

• having or displaying great dignity or nobility

long-legged
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• having long legs

rangy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• tall and thin and having long slender limbs

• adapted to wandering or roaming

• allowing ample room for ranging

soaring
adjectiveadj
noun

• the activity of flying a glider

adjective satellite

• ascending to a level markedly higher than the usual

• of imposing height; especially standing out above others

stately
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• impressive in size, manner, or appearance

• of size and dignity suggestive of a statue

• refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court

statuesque
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• of size and dignity suggestive of a statue

• suggestive of a statue

towering
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• of imposing height; especially standing out above others

spiring
verbv
noun

• a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top

grandiloquent
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• lofty in style

• puffed up with vanity

improbable
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred

adjective satellite

• having a probability too low to inspire belief

• too improbable to admit of belief

magniloquent
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• lofty in style

marvellous
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

• being or having the character of a miracle

• too improbable to admit of belief

marvelous
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

• too improbable to admit of belief

• being or having the character of a miracle

Best Hypernyms For TALL

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