towering

[tou-er-ing] / ˈtaʊ ər ɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

huge, excessive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

colossal gigantic imposing lofty magnificent massive mighty monumental prodigious soaring stately tall

STRONG

elevated sublime surpassing

WEAK

aerial airy extraordinary extravagant extreme fantastic great high immoderate imperial impressive inordinate intense outstanding paramount preeminent skyscraping spiring stupendous superior supreme towery transcendent tremendous ultimate undue unmatchable unmeasurable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

common insignificant little low miniature modest ordinary poor small teeny tiny trivial unimportant unimposing unimpressive

STRONG

lowly

WEAK

dwarfed minor short

Example Sentences

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Few policymakers left a deeper mark on the American economy than the towering Fed chairman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

Hundreds of football fans gathered beneath the towering bookshelves of Tehran Book Garden on Sunday night to watch Iran take on Belgium in the World Cup.

From Barron's • Jun. 21, 2026

Then, as Japan pressed late on, it was Van Dijk who almost saw out the win with a succession of towering headers.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

David Hockney, the towering British artist who made Los Angeles his home, died Thursday at 88.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Here, every vista ended in the same concrete barrier; the camp was set down in a vast man-made valley rising on every side to those towering wire-topped walls.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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