TOWERS Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of tower

as in cathedrals

a large, magnificent, or massive building a hill from which one can gaze upon the towers of that great and historic city

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verb

present tense third-person singular of tower

as in surges

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Noun

But in La Guaira, a coastal state that was the hardest hit, apartment buildings were leveled, and several public housing towers, part of Chavez’s Misión Vivienda housing project, fell like dominos. — Syra Ortiz-Blanes, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026 As a prototype for mass-timber towers of the future, this is a moment of global significance. — Adam Williams july 24, New Atlas, 24 July 2026 Graffiti towers begin clean up The new owners agreed to start cleaning up before formally acquiring the towers in a new $500-million bankruptcy sale. — Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026 When a child goes missing, every minute counts; investigators need to know where the child was last seen, which CCTV cameras were nearby, which cell towers were active and who was in the area. — Maria Pulera, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 According to a number of CEOs and investors Fortune interviewed, Culp’s achievement likely towers as the top comeback in modern business history. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 July 2026 Construction cranes are bringing office towers to an area once dotted with auto body shops, small storefronts, and single family homes. — Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026 The record there shows us a circle of 15-foot-high limestone walls with towers and ramparts on a verdant coastal plain, not a desert city of earth and clay. — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 22 July 2026 All of those towers have now been cleaned and disinfected, the city says. — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 22 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for towers

Noun

Look for museums, churches and cathedrals To escape the sun, tour guides recommend heading inside museums, churches and cathedrals, which tend to be cooler because of thick walls, high ceilings and, sometimes, air conditioning.

— The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2026
AmaSofia’s spring 2026 debut brings 31 departures, including Christmas Markets cruises, when festive decorations transform old towns and cathedrals.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 June 2026

Definition of cathedrals

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Since the Wingman is a topper that mounts to the pickup bed sidewalls and doesn't extend down to the bed floor itself, the open truck bed serves as the first floor of the two-story camping tower.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 July 2026
As Venezuela reels from twin quakes that killed more than 2,295 people, acting leader Delcy Rodríguez mounts her first defense of the response.

— Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026

Definition of mounts

Noun

The 1963 demolition of the original Penn Station, one of the great 20th century American edifices, was a ghastly mistake that New York has lived with and tried to correct for six decades.

— Andy Byford, New York Daily News, 5 July 2026
The rest of the album splits the difference between this newfound scrappiness and the skyscraping edifices Madeon built his name on.

— Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026

Definition of edifices

Noun

His team concluded certain areas were good for parks or golf courses — but not for permanent structures, like housing.

— Syra Ortiz-Blanes, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
Maybe the projections are realistic, but the inter-company structures depend a lot on the types of numbers that executives often embrace over optimistically.

— Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026

Definition of structures

Noun

Once a thriving center of Afghan architecture and royal grandeur, Mandu's palaces and mosques now stand frozen in time, their intricate designs and artistic embellishments weathered by centuries of abandonment.

— Kieron Marchese, Architectural Digest, 27 July 2026
From the palaces of Rajasthan to the mountains of Vietnam, there’s a little something for everyone here.

— Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 23 July 2026

Definition of palaces

Verb

In the closing scene, just as the train approaches, Juggut climbs up to the rope and slashes it with his kirpan (the ceremonial sword carried by observant Sikhs).

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
The trek climbs to the base of Mount Everest through Sagarmatha National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

— Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026

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