tall

The word “tall” has 1 syllable: tall

It's pronounced as /tɔːl/

What is synonym and antonym for tall?

In the thesaurus, “tall” has 114 synonyms and 40 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for tall along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for tall

Augean
abstract
abstruse
absurd
alpine
altitudinous
annoying
arduous
backbreaking
beanstalk
big
bothersome
bruising
brutal
burdensome
challenging
complex
complicated
cruel
demanding
difficult
distressing
dominant
dominating
effortful
elevated
elusive
embellished
eminent
exacting
exhausting
exorbitant
farfetched
formidable
giant
great
grievous
grim
grueling
gruelling
hairy
hard
heavy
hellacious
herculean
high
high-reaching
high-rise
implausible
impossible
inhuman
insoluble
intricate
involved
irksome
killer
knotty
labored
laborious
lank
lanky
lifted
lofty
moiling
murderous
onerous
opaque
oppressive
outlandish
overblown
painful
pick-and-shovel
preposterous
problematic
problematical
prominent
raised
rangy
recondite
rigorous
rough
rugged
serious
severe
sizable
sky-high
skyscraping
soaring
spiny
statuesque
steep
stiff
strenuous
stressful
strict
stringent
stubborn
sweaty
taxing
testing
thorny
ticklish
tight
toilsome
tough
towering
tricky
troublesome
trying
unbelievable
uphill
uplifted
upswept
vexatious

Antonyms for tall

accessible
achievable
believable
cheap
clear
comforting
doable
easy
effortless
elementary
facile
flat
friendly
gentle
idiotproof
light
little
low
low-lying
manageable
mild
mindless
painless
reasonable
relaxed
sensible
short
simple
small
smooth
soft
soothing
squat
stubby
stumpy
tiny
uncomplicated
undemanding
unimportant
user-friendly

Meanings of tall

noun
1. (possibly nonstandard) Someone or something that is tall.
adjective
1. (of a person) Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall.
2. (of a building, etc.) Having its top a long way up; having a great vertical (and often greater than horizontal) extent; high.
3. (of a story) Hard to believe, such as a tall story or a tall tale.
4. (of a cup of coffee) A cup of coffee smaller than grande, usually 8 ounces.
5. Obsequious; obedient.
6. Seemly; suitable; fitting, becoming, comely; attractive, handsome.
7. Bold; brave; courageous; valiant.
8. Fine; proper; admirable; great; excellent.

Example Sentences

The tall building can be seen from miles away.
He is the tall player on the basketball team.
The tree in the backyard is incredibly tall.
She wore tall heels to the party to add some height.
The tall mountains in the distance looked beautiful at sunset.

On this page you'll find 154 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to tall, such as: Augean, abstract, abstruse, absurd, accessible, achievable, alpine.

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