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Tall (Adjective)

Meaning 1

Lofty in style; "he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Examples

  • He's always spouting tall claims about his business ventures, but I'm not sure I believe him.
  • The politician's tall rhetoric about economic growth was met with skepticism by many voters.
  • His tall stories about traveling the world were entertaining, but likely exaggerated.
  • The motivational speaker's tall promises of success and wealth were enticing, but lacked substance.
  • The company's tall boasts about their new product's capabilities were later proven to be unfounded.

Synonyms

  • Grandiloquent
  • Magniloquent

Meaning 2

Impressively difficult; "a tall order".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Examples

  • Winning the championship in their first year was a tall order for the new team.
  • Climbing Mount Everest is a tall task that requires extensive training and experience.
  • Solving world hunger is a tall challenge that has puzzled experts for centuries.
  • Completing the project in just one week was a tall ask, but the team was determined to succeed.
  • Beating the undefeated champion was a tall ask for the young boxer, but he was confident in his abilities.

Meaning 3

Too improbable to admit of belief; "a tall story".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Examples

  • He claimed to have swum across the entire lake, but it was a tall story that no one believed.
  • The politician's promise to eradicate poverty in a year was a tall order, and many were skeptical.
  • Her excuse for being late was a tall tale that didn't fool anyone.
  • The story of the giant squid that supposedly dragged the ship underwater was a tall story that the sailors loved to tell.
  • The claim that the new medicine could cure any disease was a tall claim that required a lot of evidence to back it up.

Synonyms

  • Marvellous
  • Improbable
  • Marvelous

Meaning 4

Great in vertical dimension; high in stature; "tall people"; "tall buildings"; "tall trees"; "tall ships".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Examples

  • The basketball player was unusually tall and dominated the court with his height.
  • She was a tall woman with long legs and a confident stride.
  • The city's skyline was dominated by tall buildings that seemed to touch the clouds.
  • The park was filled with tall trees that provided shade and shelter from the wind.
  • The tall ship sailed majestically across the horizon, its sails billowing in the breeze.

Antonyms

  • Short

Related Words

  • Tallness (noun)
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