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. Lech Kaczynski:

   If we don't win the elections, we won't be able to build this tower in Warsaw.

2. Robert Cargill:

   I can read all the books I want about the Eiffel Tower, but if I go to Paris and climb the Eiffel Tower, all of a sudden that history becomes real to me.

3. Mark Warner:

   This is one more example of one of the President's closest allies lying about their ties to Russia and Russians, in this first blush looking, just remarkable that you have the President's personal lawyer still dealing on a Trump Tower project through the whole campaign, through 2017.

4. Jesse Fox:

   It's all about me. It's putting me in the frame. I'm getting attention and when I post that to social media, I'm getting the confirmation that I need from other people that I'm awesome, you don't care about the tourist attraction you're destroying; you don't care about annoying people in your social media feed ... you're not even thinking about the consequences of your actions, so who cares if you're dangling off the side of the Eiffel Tower?

5. Sang Dae Kim:

   At this point in time we can build a tower that is one kilometer, maybe two kilometers. Any higher than that and we will have to do a lot of homework.