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tall
adjective as in high in stature, length
Weak matches
alpine, altitudinous, high-reaching, lank, lofty, sizable, sky-high, skyscraping, statuesque
adjective as in exaggerated, unreasonable
Strong matches
Weak matches
demanding, difficult, embellished, exorbitant, farfetched, implausible, outlandish, overblown, preposterous, unbelievable
Example Sentences
Burnaby was tall—6 feet 4 inches—and many said he was the strongest man in the British Army, capable of carrying a pony under each arm.
Their reconstruction reveals a tall crest running along the neck and torso, a row of spikes down the tail, and hooves that enclosed the toes.
The inferno -- the financial hub's worst in decades -- sent shock waves through the city, which has some of the world's most densely populated and tallest residential blocks.
About 6,000 people live in the town, which has an economic development webpage featuring images of a tractor, a duck and a pair of hunters standing in the tall grass.
Hong Kong has some of the world's most densely populated -- and tallest -- apartment blocks.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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