tallest

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high in stature, length adj.
exaggerated, unreasonable adj.

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

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tallest

For reference, L.A.’s tallest building, the Wilshire Grand Center, has a ratio of roughly 10.5, depending on how you calculate the square footage and acreage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

He’ll presumably be the tallest person in California carrying water bottles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Georgian developers are preparing to market a 70-story Trump Tower in Tbilisi that would be the country’s tallest building.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

A statue of the Virgin Mary believed to be Europe's tallest has been formally unveiled in a small Polish village.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

Streamers hung from the steel rafters almost to the head level of the tallest boys.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy