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

Ben Stiller, Jon Bon Jovi, and the model Irina Shayk all bought apartments in the glass-and-brick towers overlooking the West Side Highway, and Ryan Seacrest reportedly made his way in as a renter. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 8 Oct. 2026 The original plan to develop Block 37 called for a five-story shopping center, and two towers designed by celebrity architect Helmut Jahn and standing 30 and 50 stories tall, the blog ArchitectureChicago Plus recalls. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 As part of this, the Power Tower is envisioned by Blue Origin as the core of a microgrid of such towers connected together to charge rovers, habitats, and mining or ISRU (In-Situ Resource Utilization) processing units. — David Szondy october 07, New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2026 Downtown office towers have traded at a deep discount in recent years after occupancy plummeted in the wake of the COVID pandemic. — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026 The blades were smaller then, the towers shorter, the whole apparatus closer to a windmill than the hulking machines erected today—the tallest of which exceed 300 meters, with rotor blades longer than a football field. — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026 Diners will also find familiar favorites, too, like sticky Korean ribs, seafood towers, spicy Calabrian pasta and a variety of steaks and other sushi. — Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026 Online networks’ native agents were bringing more adaptive systems to a changing art world, using tactics celebrated in their own communities but until recently taboo in the towers of high culture. — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026 A lot of records released on or around 9/11 took on some eerie subtext after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center towers. — Charles Moss, SPIN, 30 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for towers

Noun

Originally inspired by the basilicas and cathedrals of Paris, Luminiscence co-founder Romain Sarfati and his team developed a way to engage visitors with the historic architectural beauty surrounding them.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Notre Dame Stadium is one of the cathedrals of college football.

— Curt Rallo, Chicago Tribune, 18 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

As the cost of petrochemical feedstocks for virgin synthetics rises by as much as 60 percent or more, the price difference between virgin and bio-based options is getting smaller.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
As atmospheric carbon rises to levels beyond precedent in human history and consequently raises the global temperature to levels unprecedented on the human scale, the importance of places where carbon is sequestered becomes ever greater.

— Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of rises

Noun

The main structures at the front (the spa, gym, studio, and reception) are made of natural stone with bougainvillea tumbling down their sides, set between shallow pools of water, echoing the floating effect of the resort above the mangroves.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
Of that amount, $400 million is going toward measurement technologies, including cryo-electron tomography, which can reveal near-atomic structures inside cells, and microscopy systems intended to image millions to billions of cells in living tissue.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of structures

Verb

Accessibility Very good—two street-level entrances have ramps in place and are wheelchair-accessible, and lifts access all floors of the hotel.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
When the dealer lifts the top card slightly to check for a blackjack, a partner with good eyesight can catch a glimpse and signal to the player.

— Kit Chellel, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of lifts

Noun

Unlike other pipe organs, these engineering marvels have percussive sound effects for thunderclaps, horse hooves and train whistles, perfect for old movie palaces.

— Cooper Katz McKim, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026
Chanel’s extraordinary trips—access to palaces, private jets, Rolls-Royces and Bentleys, caviar dinners—all pass through the book as mundane elements of the scenery.

— Olivier Bouchara, Vanity Fair, 30 Sep. 2026