Synonyms for towering

Most common

tall · elevated · soaring · lofty

All synonyms

Adjective

Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Very tall or high and dwarfing anything around it.

Example sentences

• tall A tall tree projects its long shadow on the water.
• elevated An elevated seaside bike path collapsed in Rio.
• soaring Our aircraft is soaring over the clouds right now.
• lofty That's to me like a flower on lofty heights.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

high¹, tall¹

5 letters

lofty²

7 letters

extreme², violent³, eminent³, soaring², exalted³

8 letters

elevated⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lofty² = 2 syllables).