Tall
towering, gigantic, big, colossal, tremendous, great, giant, huge, formidable, immense, lank, lanky, long, sky-scraping, steep*, sky-high*; see also large 1.
Antonyms short*, diminutive, undersized.
Elevated
lofty, uplifted, upraised, soaring, aerial, high-reaching, flying, hovering, overtopping, beetling, jutting, cloud-swept*; see also above 1, raised 1.
Antonyms low*, depressed, underground.
Exalted
eminent, leading, powerful; see distinguished 2, important 2, noble 1, 2.
Important
essential, chief, crucial; see important 1, necessary 1.
Expensive
high-priced, costly, precious; see expensive.
To an unusual degree
great, extraordinary, special; see unusual 1, 2.
Shrill
piercing, sharp, penetrating; see loud 1, shrill.
*Drunk
intoxicated, tipsy, inebriated; see drunk.
*Under the influence of drugs
drugged, stoned*, hopped-up*, freaked-out*, wasted*, spaced out*, tuned-in*, turned-on*, potted*, on a trip*, tripping*, tripped-out*, hyped-up*, psyched*.