towering
adjective
tow·er·ing ˈtau̇(-ə)r-iŋ 
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
towering ambitions
toweringly adverb
Synonyms
- altitudinous
- high
- lofty
- tall
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
He flew into a towering rage. the towering mountain peaks of the Rockies
Recent Examples on the Web The News led with a juicy morsel of society gossip: the Prince of Wales, shown atop his steed in a towering front-page photograph, was expected to visit the Goelets and Vanderbilts at their Rhode Island summer mansions. 
Time, 16 Sep. 2022 Father Denis, who entered the Cistercian order in his native Hungary in 1955 and was ordained in Austria in 1961, was known for his towering intellect and deep spirituality. Mike Wilson, Dallas News, 21 May 2020 New York City has reportedly offered incarcerated workers jobs earning $6 per hour, a towering sum by prison standards. Emma Grey Ellis, Wired, 19 May 2020 Digging into a towering stack of pancakes at Casa Sedona Inn is the perfect way to load up on carbs before traversing the red-rock buttes on foot. Macy Sirmans, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2020 The poet was a hero, a seer, a towering figure (Yeats above all), whose themes were history, epic and elegy. The Economist, 14 May 2020 For an introverted too-small-for-sports kid from a broken family to become the gigantic towering artistry of Prince. Anika Reed, USA TODAY, 13 May 2020 The notice that the towering units had reached the end of their useful life and were now just 1.9 million pounds of scrap steel was routine. al, 8 May 2020 Footage filmed by Doulaye Bonkano showed the towering wall of sand overtaking the city of Niamey. Fox News, 6 May 2020 See More
Time, 16 Sep. 2022 Father Denis, who entered the Cistercian order in his native Hungary in 1955 and was ordained in Austria in 1961, was known for his towering intellect and deep spirituality. Mike Wilson, Dallas News, 21 May 2020 New York City has reportedly offered incarcerated workers jobs earning $6 per hour, a towering sum by prison standards. Emma Grey Ellis, Wired, 19 May 2020 Digging into a towering stack of pancakes at Casa Sedona Inn is the perfect way to load up on carbs before traversing the red-rock buttes on foot. Macy Sirmans, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2020 The poet was a hero, a seer, a towering figure (Yeats above all), whose themes were history, epic and elegy. The Economist, 14 May 2020 For an introverted too-small-for-sports kid from a broken family to become the gigantic towering artistry of Prince. Anika Reed, USA TODAY, 13 May 2020 The notice that the towering units had reached the end of their useful life and were now just 1.9 million pounds of scrap steel was routine. al, 8 May 2020 Footage filmed by Doulaye Bonkano showed the towering wall of sand overtaking the city of Niamey. Fox News, 6 May 2020 See More Word History
First Known Use
1592, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
towering
adjective
tow·er·ing ˈtau̇-ər-iŋ
1
: rising high : tall
Another match … illuminated a massive, towering, teetering pile of … soup bowls. Kate DiCamillo, The Tale of Despereaux
Kate DiCamillo, The Tale of Despereaux2
: very powerful or intense
a towering rage
3
: going beyond proper bounds
towering ambition
towering 1 of 2
adjective
1
as in tall
extending to a great distance upward the towering mountain peaks of the Rockies Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- tall
- high
- lofty
- altitudinous
- dominant
- statuesque
- dominating
- eminent
- prominent
- elevated
- lifted
- raised
- upswept
- uplifted
- high-rise
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- squat
- short
- low
- low-lying
- stumpy
- stubby
- flat
2
as in steep
going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount doting parents who tend to give their children towering praise for very minor accomplishments Synonyms & Similar Words
- steep
- excessive
- extreme
- extravagant
- insane
- infinite
- lavish
- baroque
- endless
- inordinate
- overweening
- exorbitant
- devilish
- undue
- fancy
- stiff
- unmerciful
- immoderate
- plethoric
- boundless
- intolerable
- over the top
- overdue
- unconscionable
- unbearable
- overmuch
- overextravagant
- immeasurable
- thick
- limitless
- a bit much
- inappropriate
- improper
- unwarranted
- unjustifiable
- unseemly
- unrestrained
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- modest
- moderate
- reasonable
- middling
- inadequate
- temperate
- insufficient
- minimum
- deficient
- minimal
3
as in majestic
very dignified in form, tone, or style an article that in towering language decries the evils of modern society Synonyms & Similar Words
- majestic
- eloquent
- stately
- formal
- rhetoric
- elevated
- lofty
- rhetorical
- literary
- cultured
- graceful
- aristocratic
- grammatical
- bombastic
- grandiose
- high-flown
- flowery
- proper
- fine
- florid
- grandiloquent
- affected
- declamatory
- oratorical
- pompous
- educated
- refined
- correct
- stilted
- pretentious
- patrician
- highfalutin
- tasteful
- courtly
- classy
- academic
- hifalutin
- genteel
- learned
- bookish
- Attic
- academical
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- low
- undignified
- informal
- casual
- conversational
- vernacular
- colloquial
- common
- crude
- gross
- coarse
- uncouth
- unliterary
- slangy
- vulgar
- crass
- nonformal
- indecent
- rough
- rude
- ineloquent
- tasteless
- lowbrow
- uncultured
- unrefined
- unpolished
- uncultivated
- unbookish
- substandard
- rough-hewn
- incorrect
- uneducated
- ungrammatical
- lowbred
- unlearned
- ill-bred
towering
2 of 2verb
as in surging
Synonyms & Similar Words
- surging
- soaring
- ascending
- rising
- climbing
- mounting
- thrusting
- lifting
- aspiring
- elevating
- upturning
- uplifting
- ballooning
- topping
- uprising
- arising
- upheaving
- sloping
- cresting
- scaling
- surmounting
- boosting
- upthrusting
- uprearing
- raising
- upping
- tilting
- leaning
- slanting
- zooming
- tipping
- upraising
- taking off
- reclining
- inclining
- blasting off
- listing
- canting
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- descending
- plunging
- declining
- dropping
- falling (off)
- dipping
- sliding
- sinking
- plummeting
- diving
- nose-diving