TOWER: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for TOWER?

Need another word that means the same as “tower”? Find 26 synonyms and 30 related words for “tower” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Tower” are: towboat, tug, tugboat, column, pillar, steeple, spire, fort, castle, citadel, blockhouse, burg, keep, donjon, turret, bunker, hulk, loom, predominate, soar, rise, ascend, mount, rear, reach high, stand high

Tower as a Noun

Definitions of "Tower" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “tower” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower.
• A tall, narrow building, either free-standing or forming part of a building such as a church or castle.
• A powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships.
• A tall structure used as a receptacle or for storage.
• A tall pile or mass of something.
• A structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building.
• A fortress or stronghold in the form of or including a tower.
• A tall structure that houses machinery, operators, etc.

Synonyms of "Tower" as a noun (16 Words)

blockhouse	A house made of squared logs.
bunker	A hazard on a golf course. The ship s bunkers were full of coal.
burg	A town or city. I ve lived in this burg all my life.
castle	A magnificent and imposing old mansion. The crumbling stonework of a ruined castle.
citadel	A stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle. The garrison withdrew into the citadel.
column	Anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower. The pulpit is hexagonal and stands on seven columns.
donjon	The main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress.
fort	A fortified defensive structure. The city was guarded by a ring of forts.
keep	The strongest or central tower of a castle, acting as a final refuge. Each child was expected to pay for their keep.
pillar	Something shaped like a pillar. Science eroded the pillars of superstition.
spire	The continuation of a tree trunk above the point where branching begins, especially in a tree of a tapering form. Spires of delphiniums.
steeple	A tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top.
towboat	A powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships.
tug	A loop from a horse’s saddle which supports a shaft or trace. An overwhelming tug of attraction.
tugboat	A powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships.
turret	A low armoured tower, typically one that revolves, for a gun and gunners in a ship, aircraft, fort, or tank. A castle with fairy tale turrets.

Usage Examples of "Tower" as a noun

• A control tower.
• A titanic tower of garbage.
• A tower of dust rose above the horizon.
• A CD tower.
• The south-west tower is a wonderful example of late Gothic.

Tower as a Verb

Definitions of "Tower" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “tower” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• (of a bird) soar to a great height, especially (of a falcon) so as to be able to swoop down on the quarry.
• Rise to or reach a great height.
• Appear very large or occupy a commanding position.

Synonyms of "Tower" as a verb (10 Words)

ascend	(of a spiritual being or soul) go to heaven. Jupiter ascends.
hulk	Appear very large or occupy a commanding position.
loom	Weave on a loom. Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall.
mount	(of a feeling) become stronger or more intense. The photographs will be mounted and framed.
predominate	Have or exert control or power. Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood.
reach high	To extend as far as.
rear	Cause to rise up. The horse reared in terror.
rise	Rise in rank or status. Rise to the occasion.
soar	Fly or rise high in the air. When she heard his voice her spirits soared.
stand high	Remain inactive or immobile.

Usage Examples of "Tower" as a verb

• He seemed to tower over everyone else.

Associations of "Tower" (30 Words)

beacon	Guide with a beacon. A chain of beacons carried the news.
behemoth	Someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful. Shoppers are now more loyal to their local shops than to faceless behemoths.
bridge	A bridge passage or middle eight. Ebony bridges and fingerboards.
buddhist	Of or relating to or supporting Buddhism.
carillon	A tune played on a carillon.
colossus	A statue that is much bigger than life size. The Russian Empire was the colossus of European politics.
column	A vertical glass tube used in column chromatography a mixture is poured in the top and washed through a stationary substance where components of the mixture are adsorbed selectively to form colored bands. Turn to page five column seven.
corinthian	Or pertaining to the Corinthian style of architecture.
cross	A marking that consists of lines that cross each other. A shadow of apprehension crossed her face.
dragon	A mythical monster like a giant reptile In European tradition the dragon is typically fire breathing and tends to symbolize chaos or evil whereas in East Asia it is usually a beneficent symbol of fertility associated with water and the heavens. The geography teacher was a real dragon.
enormous	Extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree. An enormous boulder.
giant	Used in names of very large animals and plants e g giant hogweed giant tortoise. Giant multinational corporations.
leviathan	The largest or most massive thing of its kind. It was a leviathan among redwoods.
lighthouse	A tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships.
marble	Stain or streak something so that it looks like marble. Marble paper.
marker	A person who records the score in snooker, billiards, or squash. Identification with one s own language has always been a marker of nationalism.
masonry	Freemasonry. Hands roughened from carpentry and masonry.
mast	Nuts of forest trees used as feed for swine.
monster	A person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed. He s only a year old but already he is a little monster.
obelisk	A mountain tree or other natural object resembling an obelisk in shape.
pagoda	An ornamental imitation of a Hindu or Buddhist pagoda.
pillar	Something shaped like a pillar. He is a pillar of the community.
prop	A propeller that rotates to push against air. He found himself becoming the emotional prop of the marriage.
pylon	A tower for guiding pilots or marking the turning point in a race. Power pylons are a favorite target for terrorists.
sculpt	Create or represent (something) by carving, casting, or other shaping techniques. Sculpting human figures from ivory.
spire	The continuation of a tree trunk above the point where branching begins, especially in a tree of a tapering form. Spires of delphiniums.
stone	A calculus a gallstone or kidney stone. Two people were stoned to death.
structure	Give a structure to. I need to structure my days.
trestle	Each of a pair of horizontal pieces on a sailing ship’s lower mast supporting the topmast.
turret	A rotating holder for tools, especially on a lathe. A castle with fairy tale turrets.