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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Recent Examples of towers

Noun

The 60-seat restaurant is known for its cooked-to-perfection aged steaks, seafood towers, classic cocktails and extensive wine list. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026 As a result, some opted to cut their losses, selling their towers at steep losses or leaving their fates to the foreclosure block. — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 22 Sep. 2026 In modern cities, such points are often towers of steel and concrete, and asphalt streets. — Bill Chappell, NPR, 21 Sep. 2026 Patrol officers with the university's Department of Police and Public Safety were out across campus, and light towers were placed at intersections, with drivers told to use caution. — CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026 As a result, more people have now died of environmental illnesses that followed the September 11 attacks than perished during the collapse of the towers that day. — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026 There was a gladiatorial spirit to the earlier stadium, with its dual towers connected by an elegantly curving grandstand with a series of arches facing the street. — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026 Who’s dismantling institutional conventions faster than those towers fell — and replacing them with his largely self-serving own. — Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026 David Greene was a bravura visualist, using expensive helicopter shots to capture us running through Central Park’s Sheep Meadow and dancing atop one of the World Trade Center towers. — Victor Garber, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for towers

Noun

Notre Dame Stadium is one of the cathedrals of college football.

— Curt Rallo, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
Towering cathedrals of ice define the shore, in contrast to the vast, untouched, eerily silent expanses that stretch inland.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of cathedrals

Verb

Printing circuits on curves One of the team’s systems mounts an aerosol jet printer on an articulated robotic arm.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
With billions in ticking fees, breakup penalties and financing on the line, Paramount mounts a full-court PR and political pressure campaign.

— Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of mounts

Noun

Despite this modest tourism boom, the town retains plentiful architectural evidence of its history as a turn-of-the-century manufacturing hub, with an abundance of red-brick and steel edifices lining its streets.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026
Over time, however, some intrepid people moved into the ruins of these edifices, setting up tents on the concrete floors, using bed sheets as walls, cooking on makeshift stoves.

— Mark Leonard, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of edifices

Verb

Smoke rises from the area of the Russian oil producer Gazprom Neft's Moscow oil refinery as seen from Dzerzhinsky in the Moscow region on September 20, 2026.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
The upper floor has roughly 11-foot ceilings, while the main level rises to about 14 feet, according to the listing information.

— David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of rises

Noun

Expanding Shorts into episode-like structures taps into the platform’s burgeoning living room audience, more than 35% of which watched YouTube Shorts on TV in July.

— Corbin Bolies, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026
Realizing this opportunity will require PE firms to adapt their investment structures, with implications likely to reach their portfolio companies (PortCos).

— Nate Heeren, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of structures

Verb

When strands are dry or damaged, the cuticle lifts and starts pulling water from the air, which is why the same head of hair can look glossy in January and a halo of static by August.

— Valeriya Chupinina, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026
Tuesday looks like the wettest day of the week as the front briefly lifts north, bringing widespread rain chances while temperatures remain stuck in the 60s.

— Andrew Kozak, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of lifts

Noun

The coast is peppered with grande dame hotels housed in former convents, centuries-old palaces, and pastel villas where everyone from Maria Callas and Coco Chanel to Liza Minnelli and Elizabeth Taylor have holed up.

— Lane Nieset, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2026
Wudang’s palaces and temples flourished during the Ming dynasty, when Emperor Zhu Di undertook a major building campaign to align his imperial regime with Taoism.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of palaces

Verb

From the city of Houghton, the road heads north through the lakeside communities of Eagle River and Eagle Harbor before reaching Brockway Mountain Drive, which climbs above Lake Superior near the tiny town of Copper Harbor.

— Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2026
Volume climbs, the invoice becomes material and the architecture is already difficult to change.

— Giles Whiting, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026