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Detailed Synonyms for tall in English

tall:

tall adj

  1. tall
    long
    – for an extended time or at a distant time 1
    • long adj
      • a promotion long overdue1
      • something long hoped for1
      • his name has long been forgotten1
      • talked all night long1
      • how long will you be gone?1
      • arrived long before he was expected1
      • it is long after your bedtime1
    tall
  2. tall
    large; great; vast; tall
    big
    – above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent 1
    • big adj
      • set out for the big city1
      • a big (or large) barn1
      • big businesses1
      • a big expenditure1
      • a big group of scientists1
  3. tall
  4. tall
  5. tall
  6. tall
    tall
  7. tall
    – too improbable to admit of belief 1
    tall; marvellous; improbable; marvelous
    – too improbable to admit of belief 1
  8. tall
    – impressively difficult 1
    tall
    – impressively difficult 1
    • tall adj
      • a tall order1
  9. tall
    – lofty in style 1
    tall; grandiloquent; magniloquent
    – lofty in style 1
  10. tall
    – great in vertical dimension; high in stature 1
    tall
    – great in vertical dimension; high in stature 1
    • tall adj
      • tall people1
      • tall buildings1
      • tall trees1
      • tall ships1

tall [the ~] nomen

  1. the tall
    – a garment size for a tall person 1
    the tall
    – a garment size for a tall person 1
    • tall [the ~] nomen

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Related Definitions for "tall":

  1. too improbable to admit of belief1
    • a tall story1
  2. impressively difficult1
    • a tall order1
  3. lofty in style1
    • he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying1
  4. great in vertical dimension; high in stature1
    • tall people1
    • tall buildings1
    • tall trees1
    • tall ships1
  5. a garment size for a tall person1

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