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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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In school, I was the tallest kid—boy or girl.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

A renowned Nepali mountain guide has broken his own world record for the most summits of Mount Everest, after scaling the world's tallest peak for the 32nd time.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

The youngster now hopes to climb the tallest peaks in Scotland, England and Wales in less than 24 hours to raise money for Holywell Town FC.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Buffett has lavished praise on the executive for his preternatural ability to craft offbeat policies, including insuring Chicago’s tallest building against terrorist attacks and Pepsi against having to award a $1 billion raffle prize.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Da was there, the tallest, and Granda next to him, and Patch on one end, looking up.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff