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

Need another word that means the same as “pillar”? Find 22 synonyms and 30 related words for “pillar” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Pillar” are: column, tower, mainstay, post, pole, support, upright, vertical, baluster, pier, pile, piling, pilaster, stanchion, standard, prop, buttress, stalwart, strength, tower of strength, bastion, rock

Pillar as a Noun

Definitions of "Pillar" as a noun

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

• A fundamental principle or practice.
• A prominent supporter.
• Anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower.
• A person or thing regarded as reliably providing essential support for something.
• A solid mass of coal left to support the roof of a mine.
• A tall vertical structure of stone, wood, or metal, used as a support for a building, or as an ornament or monument.
• (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure.
• Something shaped like a pillar.
• A tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure.
• A vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument.

Synonyms of "Pillar" as a noun (22 Words)

baluster	Of a furniture leg or other decorative item having the form of a baluster. Baluster legs in English oak.
bastion	A natural rock formation resembling a man made bastion. The last bastion of communism.
buttress	A structure of stone or brick built against a wall to strengthen or support it. The political police were the main buttress of the regime.
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. A column of tanks moved north west.
mainstay	A central cohesive source of support and stability. Farming is the mainstay of the rural economy.
pier	A vertical supporting structure (as a portion of wall between two doors or windows.
pilaster	A rectangular column, especially one projecting from a wall.
pile	A nuclear reactor. He s making piles of money.
piling	A nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy. Wooden piling supporting a complex of waterfront buildings.
pole	A long slender flexible rod of wood or fibreglass used by a competitor in pole vaulting. New poles should be protected from grazing livestock.
post	The system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office. She was opening her post.
prop	A propeller that rotates to push against air. He found himself becoming the emotional prop of the marriage.
rock	A large piece of rock which has become detached from a cliff or mountain a boulder. The new system is heading for the rocks.
stalwart	A person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt. The stalwarts of the Labour Party.
stanchion	Any vertical post or rod used as a support.
standard	The value behind the money in a monetary system. Distance was marked by standards every mile.
strength	Capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects. An under strength side.
support	A musical part vocal or instrumental that supports or provides background for other musical parts. He leaned against the wall for support.
tower	Anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower. A CD tower.
tower of strength	Anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower.
upright	An upright piano. A first class upright that would satisfy an amateur pianist.
vertical	A vertical line or plane. The resort claims a vertical of 2 100 metres.

Usage Examples of "Pillar" as a noun

• He was a pillar of his local community.
• A thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite.
• A pillar of rock.
• He is a pillar of the community.
• Science eroded the pillars of superstition.

Associations of "Pillar" (30 Words)

backbone	The main chain of a polymeric molecule. The great Pennine range is the backbone of England.
basis	The system or principles according to which an activity or process is carried on. He worked on an interim basis.
behemoth	Someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful. Behemoths like the brontosaurus.
buttress	Reinforce with a buttress. Buttress your thesis.
carillon	A tune played on a carillon.
column	Anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower. Turn to page five column seven.
corinthian	Of or relating to or characteristic of Corinth or its inhabitants.
forwarding	The advancement of some enterprise. His experience in marketing resulted in the forwarding of his career.
keystone	The central principle or part of a policy, system, etc., on which all else depends. The keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money.
leviathan	A very large aquatic creature, especially a whale. The great leviathans of the deep.
lighthouse	A tower or other structure containing a beacon light to warn or guide ships at sea.
marble	Paint or stain like marble. Her shoulders were as white as marble.
masonry	Freemasonry. Hands roughened from carpentry and masonry.
mast	A tall upright post on land, especially a flagpole or a television or radio transmitter.
obelisk	A mountain tree or other natural object resembling an obelisk in shape.
pagoda	An ornamental imitation of a Hindu or Buddhist pagoda.
prop	A propeller that rotates to push against air. Before every scene he ran down his checklist of props.
pylon	A tower or post marking a path for light aircraft, cars, or other vehicles, especially in racing. Power pylons are a favorite target for terrorists.
sand	A light yellow brown colour like that of sand. Mask off the area to be painted and sand it down.
sarcophagus	A stone coffin (usually bearing sculpture or inscriptions.
sculpt	Shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it. She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband.
sculpture	Form or shape as if by sculpture especially with strong smooth curves. The choir stalls were each carefully sculptured.
spire	A tapering conical or pyramidal structure on the top of a building, typically a church tower. Spires of delphiniums.
stalactite	A cylinder of calcium carbonate hanging from the roof of a limestone cave.
stone	Remove the stone from a fruit. Her face was as hard as stone.
structure	Give a structure to. The station is a magnificent structure and should not be demolished.
support	A musical part vocal or instrumental that supports or provides background for other musical parts. He does not support his natural children.
tower	Anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower. He seemed to tower over everyone else.
trestle	Sawhorses used in pairs to support a horizontal tabletop.
turret	A rotating holder for tools, especially on a lathe. A castle with fairy tale turrets.