tallest

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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Jefferson stands tallest, as he did in real life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 4, 2026

The owner of the site, Los Angeles Cold Storage, agreed to reduce the height of its tallest planned tower from 44 stories to 30.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

He had previously been in the Guinness Book of Records along with his brother as the tallest twins in Britain.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

Most major cruise lines offer trips to the 49th state, where travelers can explore the tallest mountain in the U.S. or go whale watching on the coast.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

On the highest branch of the tallest tree was an eagle.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman