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. Stephen Jay Gould:

   Sigmund Freud often remarked that great revolutions in the history of science have but one common, and ironic, feature: they knock human arrogance off one pedestal after another of our previous conviction about our own self-importance.

2. Edgar Antillon:

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

3. 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.

4. Ralph Northam:

   This land is in the middle of Richmond, and Richmonders will determine the future of this space, the Commonwealth will remove the pedestal, and we anticipate a safe removal and a successful conclusion to this project.

5. Anna Quindlen:

   A man who builds his own pedestal had better use strong cement.