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tower

[tou-er] / ˈtaʊ ər /
NOUN
very high building or building part
Synonyms
STRONG
belfry castle citadel column fort fortification fortress keep lookout mast minaret monolith obelisk pillar refuge skyscraper spire steeple stronghold turret
WEAK
cloud buster high-rise
VERB
rise above
Synonyms
STRONG
ascend dominate exceed loom mount overlook overtop rear soar surmount surpass top transcend
WEAK
be above extend above look down look over
Antonyms
STRONG
decline descend drop fail fall fall behind follow lose lower surrender yield

Example Sentences

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JPMorgan to build Canary Wharf’s tallest tower after City airport approval.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

On the grounds, 2018 was the year “Spectra,” the cylindrical rainbow tower, became part of the festival’s landscape.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

If a robot is asked to stack blocks into a tower, it must first analyze the scene, identify each block, and determine how to place them correctly.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

To the Editor: Do you trust an artificial-intelligence software tool to decide which products to launch or which expenses to cut—like a control tower?

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

I approached the tower on the stable side.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.