towering

towering
adj
1. high, tall, lofty, elevated, alpine, mountainous, skyscraping, sky-high, heaven-kissing; enormous, prodigious, gigantic, Brobdingnagian, titanic, colossal, monumental.
2. surpassing, transcendent, exceeding, excelling, outstripping, eclipsing; extraordinary, out of the ordinary, rare; superior, better, finer, greater, head and shoulders above, a cut or stroke above; outstanding, standout, preeminent; incomparable, inimitable, nonpareil, peerless, matchless, second to none, in a class by itself, Latin, sui generis; unequaled, unmatched, unrivaled, unsurpassed, unparalleled.
3. intense, violent, vehement, passionate, frenzied, frantic; consuming, burning, flaming, blazing, flaring; strong, fierce, severe; powerful, potent, mighty.
4. inordinate, excessive, immoderate, extravagant, beyond all measure; unrestrained, unlimited, intemperate; unreasonable, disproportionate, undue, uncalled-for, unwarranted, unneeded, unnecessary; exorbitant, extreme, too much, unconscionable, outrageous, preposterous.

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  • Towering — Tow er*ing, a. 1. Very high; elevated; rising aloft; as, a towering height. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, extreme; violent; surpassing. [1913 Webster] A man agitated by a towering passion. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • towering — [tou′ər iŋ] adj. 1. that towers; very high or tall 2. very great, intense, violent, etc. [a towering rage] …   English World dictionary

  • towering — index prodigious (enormous), salient Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • towering — [adj] huge, excessive aerial, airy, colossal, elevated, extraordinary, extravagant, extreme, fantastic, gigantic, great, high, immoderate, imperial, imposing, impressive, inordinate, intense, lofty, magnificent, massive, mighty, monumental,… …   New thesaurus

  • towering — toweringly, adv. /tow euhr ing/, adj. 1. very high or tall; lofty: a towering oak. 2. surpassing others; very great: a towering figure in American poetry. 3. rising to an extreme degree of violence or intensity: a towering rage. 4. beyond the… …   Universalium

  • towering — [[t]ta͟ʊərɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n If you describe something such as a mountain or cliff as towering, you mean that it is very tall and therefore impressive. [LITERARY] ...towering cliffs of black granite which rise straight out of the sea. 2) ADJ:… …   English dictionary

  • towering — adjective Date: 1592 1. impressively high or great ; imposing < towering pines > 2. reaching a high point of intensity ; overwhelming < a towering rage > 3. going beyond proper bounds ; excessive …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • towering — tow|er|ing [ˈtauərıŋ] adj [only before noun] 1.) very tall ▪ great towering cliffs 2.) much better than other people of the same kind = ↑outstanding ▪ a towering genius of his time 3.) in a towering rage very angry …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • towering — tow|er|ing [ taurıŋ ] adjective 1. ) much taller than surrounding people or things: towering snow covered mountains 2. ) MAINLY JOURNALISM extremely impressive, important, or successful: Picasso is a towering figure in the history of 20th century …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • towering — adjective (only before noun) 1 very tall: great towering cliffs 2 much better than other people of the same kind; outstanding (1): a towering genius of his time 3 in a towering rage very angry …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • towering — UK [ˈtaʊərɪŋ] / US [ˈtaʊrɪŋ] adjective 1) much taller than surrounding people or things towering snow covered mountains 2) mainly journalism extremely impressive, important, or successful Picasso is a towering figure in the history of 20th… …   English dictionary

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