Thesaurus:tall
THESAURUS | tall |
English
Sense: extending a great distance from bottom to top
Detail: Usually used in the positive vertical dimension.
Synonyms
- elevated
- eminent (archaic)
- exalted
- high
- lofty
- tall
Antonyms
- short [WS]
- —
- deep [WS]
- shallow [WS]
Hyponyms
- cloudcapt
- giant [WS]
- mountainous
- Patagonian
- skyscraping
- statuesque
- soaring
- topless
- towering
- —
- gangly
- lanky
- reedy
Hypernyms
- long [WS]
Further reading
- “206. height” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- “tall” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.