Need another word that means the same as “podium”? Find 21 synonyms and 30 related words for “podium” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Podium” are: ambo, dais, pulpit, rostrum, soapbox, stump, platform, stage, stand, plinth, base, support, bottom, bed, foot, substructure, mounting, foundation, pillar, column, pier
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “podium” as a noun can have the following definitions:
ambo | A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it. |
base | A known line used as a geometrical base for trigonometry. Everything she cooked seemed to have rice as the base. |
bed | A place on the seabed where shellfish especially oysters or mussels breed or are bred. The unit has 20 geriatric beds. |
bottom | The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on. Whatever his faults he possesses that old fashioned quality bottom. |
column | Anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower. I ve been reading your column for five years. |
dais | A low platform for a lectern or throne. |
foot | A member of a surveillance team who works on foot or rides as a passenger. The foot of the page. |
foundation | The basis on which something is grounded. A foundation brush. |
mounting | The action of mounting something. He pulled the curtain rail from its mounting. |
pier | The pillar of an arch or supporting a bridge. |
pillar | Something shaped like a pillar. Science eroded the pillars of superstition. |
platform | A document stating the aims and principles of a political party. Their candidate simply ignored the party platform. |
plinth | An architectural support or base (as for a column or statue. Busts of the King and Queen on marble plinths. |
pulpit | A raised enclosed platform in a church or chapel from which the preacher delivers a sermon. Many ministers delivered political guidance from their pulpits. |
rostrum | A raised platform on which a person stands to make a public speech, receive an award or medal, play music, or conduct an orchestra. The composer moved from keyboard to rostrum. |
soapbox | Used with reference to a situation in which someone expresses strong opinions about a particular subject. A soapbox orator. |
stage | A stagecoach. I was in the early stages of pregnancy. |
stand | The position where a thing or person stands. A taxi stand. |
stump | Used in relation to political campaigning. His jibes at his opponents may have won him some support on the stump early in his campaign. |
substructure | The basic structure or features of a system or organization. Here is a Roman theatre built over barrel vaulted substructures. |
support | A musical part vocal or instrumental that supports or provides background for other musical parts. She s been through a bad time and needs our support. |
altar | A table or flat-topped block used as the focus for a religious ritual, especially for making sacrifices or offerings to a deity. |
baptismal | Of or relating to baptism. Baptismal rites. |
chalice | A bowl-shaped drinking vessel; especially the Eucharistic cup. |
confessional | Relating to religious confession. Tabloid confessionals. |
course | A pursuit of game (especially hares) with greyhounds by sight rather than scent. The course of history. |
dais | A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it. |
goblet | A drinking glass with a foot and a stem. A beautifully engraved crystal goblet. |
homework | Schoolwork that a pupil is required to do at home. He always helps his daughter with her homework. |
homiletics | The art of preaching. |
homily | A sermon on a moral or religious topic. She delivered her homily about the need for patience. |
lear | The hero of William Shakespeare’s tragedy who was betrayed and mistreated by two of his scheming daughters. |
lectern | A tall stand with a sloping top to hold a book or notes, from which someone, typically a preacher or lecturer, can read while standing up. |
lecture | Deliver an educational lecture or lectures. In each course there are supporting lectures and tutorials. |
monitory | Serving to warn. The chill monitory wail of an air raid siren. |
oratory | Addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous. He loved the sound of his own oratory. |
preach | Used to affirm one’s approval of or support for a stated opinion, advocated course of action, etc. Our pastor will preach the sermon. |
pulpit | A guard rail enclosing a small area at the bow of a yacht. The movies could rival the pulpit as an agency moulding the ideas of the mass public. |
read | Of a piece of writing convey a specified impression to the reader. It s the best novel I ve ever read. |
reliquary | A container for holy relics. |
rostrum | A raised platform supporting a film or television camera. Speaker after speaker stepped up to the rostrum. |
sacrifice | An animal person or object offered in the act of sacrifice. He had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice. |
sacrificial | Designed to be used up or destroyed in fulfilling a purpose or function. An altar for sacrificial offerings. |
sermon | An address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service. I preached my first sermon on original sin. |
speech | The expression of or the ability to express thoughts and feelings by articulate sounds. She wouldn t accept his correction of her speech. |
stage | Perform a play especially on a stage. I ve always wanted to go on the stage. |
stand | The position where a thing or person stands. The hotel stands in three acres of gardens. |
stump | Remove tree stumps from. This problem stumped her. |
teach | A teacher. She came to say Hi to her old teach. |
uproot | Move (someone) from their home or a familiar location. A revolution is necessary to uproot the social order. |
valedictorian | (in North America) a student who delivers the valedictory at a graduation ceremony. |
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