Synonyms for tower
ˈtaʊ ərtow·er

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1. towernoun

   a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building

   Synonyms:
   towboat, tugboat, tug, pillar, column

2. column, tower, pillarnoun

   anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower

   "the test tube held a column of white powder"; "a tower of dust rose above the horizon"; "a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite"

   Synonyms:
   newspaper column, pillar, editorial, chromatography column, column, towboat, tugboat, tug, mainstay

3. tugboat, tug, towboat, towerverb

   a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships

   Synonyms:
   towboat, tug, jerk, column, pillar, tugboat

4. loom, tower, predominate, hulkverb

   appear very large or occupy a commanding position

   "The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain"; "Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall"

   Synonyms:
   rule, loom, predominate, hulk, dominate, brood, hover, prevail, bulk large, reign

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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. towernoun

   Synonyms:
   TURRET, MINARET

2. towernoun

   Synonyms:
   citadel, fortress, castle, stronghold

3. towerverb

   Synonyms:
   soar, mount, rise

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1. towernoun

   Synonyms:
   steeple, campanile, minaret, spire, belfry, turret, cupola, dome, tourelle, barbican, pylon, martello tower, castle, citadel, donjon, keep, fortress

2. towerverb

   Synonyms:
   overtop, rise above

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1. List of paraphrases for "tower":

   torre, pylon, burj, tour, turn, towers, trick, round, rook, ride, tap, walk, dungeon, pylons, rig, taur, steeple, castle, building, ballot, pagoda, château, tours, lap, lathe, borj, stroll

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1. Mark Warner:

   Michael Cohen was someone who lied to the committee, that got Michael Cohen into real jeopardy. ... Michael Cohen has an enormous number of unanswered questions about Trump Tower and a variety of other items that we need answers to.

2. James Herring:

   I see a guy in a race car souped-up. I see a tower that he built. I see him holding his gun; he’s a deer hunter. I see him with a magician and I see him as a Ninja Turtle ... nothing violent.

3. Mina Munemasa:

   Nanae was saying things like, 'If I jump off the Tokyo Tower, I think I can fly, i don't think school is a place where you have to risk your life to go.

4. Ian Tomaszewski:

   There's a lot of opportunities for the structure, tourism is one. You'd have a great sight of the earth at 20 kilometers up, you'd see about 1,000 kilometers in any direction. Communications. So right now geostationary satellites, once they're up there you can't really service them. If we had facilities on the tower it would have that same 1,000 kilometer range and you'd be able to service them.

5. The Durham filing:

   Way back in 2017 Trump -- without any proof -- suggested that former President Barack Obama had ordered wiretaps of Trump Tower phones during the 2016 campaign. And again earlier this year, President Trump insisted that a filing by John Durham confirmed the spying. It did not. As Washington Post fact checker Glenn Kessler put it last month :.