TOWERING Synonyms

• 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

• 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

• at a great altitude

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

• in a rich manner

• far up toward the source

• 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)

• 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

• (with verb `to blow') destroyed completely; blown apart or to pieces

• in a lavish or enthusiastic manner

• to a very high level

• the activity of flying a glider

• ascending to a level markedly higher than the usual

• of imposing height; especially standing out above others

• great in vertical dimension; high in stature

• a garment size for a tall person

• lofty in style

• having a specified height

• impressively difficult

• too improbable to admit of belief

• a line of units following one after another

• a vertical glass tube used in column chromatography; a mixture is poured in the top and washed through a stationary substance where components of the mixture are adsorbed selectively to form colored bands

• a vertical array of numbers or other information

• anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower

• an article giving opinions or perspectives

• a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)

• (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure

• a page or text that is vertically divided

• any tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body

• a very large person; impressive in size or qualities

• a ship that has been wrecked and abandoned

• appear very large or occupy a commanding position

• a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile

• come into view indistinctly, often threateningly

• appear very large or occupy a commanding position

• hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing

• weave on a loom

• a fundamental principle or practice

• anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower

• a prominent supporter

• a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)

• (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure

• having superior power and influence

• be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance

• appear very large or occupy a commanding position

• a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships

• a sudden abrupt pull

• a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships

• pull hard

• strive and make an effort to reach a goal

• tow (a vessel) with a tug

• carry with difficulty

• move by pulling hard

• pull or strain hard at

• struggle in opposition

• a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships