Synonyms for pedestal
ˈpɛd ə stlpedestal

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1. base, pedestal, standnoun

   a support or foundation

   "the base of the lamp"

   Synonyms:
   standstill, al-Qaeda, sales booth, groundwork, al-Qaida, rack, point of view, theme, basis, fundament, standpoint, nucleotide, foundation, viewpoint, radical, root, floor, footstall, substructure, foot, understructure, alkali, cornerstone, base, stall, outdoor stage, bandstand, home, stem, base of operations, radix, root word, stand, tie-up, infrastructure, plinth, al-Qa'ida, bag

2. pedestalnoun

   a position of great esteem (and supposed superiority)

   "they put him on a pedestal"

   Synonyms:
   base, stand, plinth, footstall

3. pedestal, plinth, footstallnoun

   an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)

   Synonyms:
   base, stand, plinth, footstall

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1. Shannon Slutman:

   He just did the right thing, he didnt expect anybody to put him up on a pedestal, [or] to put it on Facebook.

2. Edgar Antillon:

   Our intention was not to put white people on a pedestal, it was merely to fight fire with fire.

3. Henri-Frédéric Amiel:

   The obscure only exists that it may cease to exist. In it lies the opportunity of all victory and all progress. Whether it call itself fatality, death, night, or matter, it is the pedestal of life, of light, of liberty and the spirit. For it represents resistance -- that is to say, the fulcrum of all activity, the occasion for its development and its triumph.

4. Pete Davidson:

   People love to tear you off your pedestal, just 'cause you’re really rich or you’re the best at tennis or you go to a charity event with 200 kids even though you’re dripping with COVID.

5. Alexis Coe:

   The propensity to put Washington on a pedestal does us no favors, it keeps us removed from the man George Washington, because it's a dishonest reading of New York Life.