Synonyms for pillar
ˈpɪl ərpil·lar

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1. pillarnoun

   Synonyms:
   sile, column

2. pillarnoun

   To provide with pillars or added strength as if from pillars.

   Synonyms:
   sile, column

3. pillarnoun

   Something resembling such a structure.

   a pillar of smoke

   Synonyms:
   column, sile

4. pillarnoun

   An essential part of something that provides support.

   He's a pillar of the community.

   Synonyms:
   column, sile

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. pillar

   Synonyms:
   column, shaft, post, support

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. pillarnoun

   a fundamental principle or practice

   "science eroded the pillars of superstition"

   Synonyms:
   tower, mainstay, column

2. column, tower, pillarnoun

   anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower

   "the test tube held a column of white powder"; "a tower of dust rose above the horizon"; "a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite"

   Synonyms:
   newspaper column, editorial, chromatography column, column, towboat, tugboat, tug, tower, mainstay

3. pillar, mainstaynoun

   a prominent supporter

   "he is a pillar of the community"

   Synonyms:
   backbone, column, lynchpin, linchpin, anchor, tower, keystone, mainstay

4. column, pillarnoun

   a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)

   Synonyms:
   tower, chromatography column, editorial, mainstay, newspaper column, column

5. column, pillarnoun

   (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure

   Synonyms:
   tower, chromatography column, editorial, mainstay, newspaper column, column

Matched Categories

1. • Architecture
   • Principle
   • Shape
   • Structure
   • Supporter
   • Upright

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pillarnoun

   Synonyms:
   COLUMN, shaft, post

2. pillarnoun

   Synonyms:
   prop, support, supporter, maintainer

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pillarnoun

   Synonyms:
   column, pier, shaft, post, obelisk, monolith, supporter, maintainer

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "pillar":

   pilar, mainstay, samba, pillars, component, drumstick, backbone, cornerstone, element

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1. Wang Qun:

   This is a pillar, not something that China set. It is universally recognized by the international community.

2. Bilingual Hirai:

   The entertainment segment has maintained profitability for 18 years straight, and as a generator of stable profit, it is a major pillar of the Sony Group.

3. Pliny:

   Hope is the pillar that holds up the world. Hope is the dream of a waking man.

4. Meryl Streep:

   I have always regarded myself as the pillar of my life.

5. Josep Lluis Cusido:

   I managed to hide behind a pillar, there were unlucky people who they killed right there.