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taller

ADJECTIVE

high in stature, length

Synonyms

STRONGEST

big great lanky rangy soaring towering

STRONG

beanstalk elevated giant

WEAK

alpine altitudinous high-reaching lank lofty sizable sky-high skyscraping statuesque

Antonyms

STRONGEST

little short small tiny unimportant

WEAK

believable low reasonable sensible

ADJECTIVE

exaggerated, unreasonable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hard steep

STRONG

absurd impossible

WEAK

demanding difficult embellished exorbitant farfetched implausible outlandish overblown preposterous unbelievable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

mild

STRONG

reasonable

WEAK

believable little low sensible short small

Example Sentences

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At every level of Brunson’s career—from high school to two national championships at Villanova to the NBA—he squared off against players who stood taller, ran faster and jumped higher than he did.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

His talent for quiet, careful observation of plants no taller than our ankles is on show.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Trump says the arch will be the largest in the world, taller than the 164-foot Arc de Triomphe in Paris.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Trump’s proposed arch would be more than 50 feet taller than the North Korean arch, which is itself 33 feet taller than the Arc de Triomphe.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

Not these knife-sharp crags and gaping gullies, these icicles taller than trees.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver