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tall
adjective as in high in stature, length
Weak matches
alpine, altitudinous, high-reaching, lank, lofty, sizable, sky-high, skyscraping, statuesque
adjective as in exaggerated, unreasonable
Strong matches
Weak matches
demanding, difficult, embellished, exorbitant, farfetched, implausible, outlandish, overblown, preposterous, unbelievable
Example Sentences
He was tall and brawny, with leafy brown hair.
By the next decade, Japanese flower farmers were growing them across the Southland; the species was able to survive on little water and stretched up to five feet tall.
But getting the right people together in one place is often a tall order, and could be why some of these films arrive decades after the last one.
Police said she described her attacker as an adult male, bald and with brown eyes, standing 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighing 160 lbs.
Despite the presidential election towering over most of the discourse, Marcello Hernández nevertheless stands out – even if he's only 5-feet-7 inches tall.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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