Synonyms for elevator
ˈɛl əˌveɪ tərel·e·va·tor

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. elevatornoun

   Permanent construction with a built-in platform that is lifted vertically.

   Synonyms:
   lift

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. elevator, liftnoun

   lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building

   Synonyms:
   rise, cosmetic surgery, nip and tuck, heave, face lifting, lift, ski lift, airlift, facelift, elevation, rhytidectomy, ski tow, raising, face lift, rhytidoplasty, aerodynamic lift, raise

2. elevatornoun

   the airfoil on the tailplane of an aircraft that makes it ascend or descend

   Synonyms:
   lift

Matched Categories

1. • Airfoil
   • Lifting Device

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:1.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "elevator":

   silo, elevators, lift, silos, olis, lifts, escalator, favor, shiloh, nigger, riser

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1. Gabriele Vest:

   The teen issue was definitely an issue, we had exploding golf balls thrown at our windows, those little snap things that you throw on the ground and they explode, they would leave them outside your door and outside the elevator.

2. Tessa Lau:

   We think of it as our robots taking over tasks but not taking over jobs, if you think of a task as walking down a hall and waiting for an elevator, Relay’s really good at that.

3. Managing Director of Pegasus Shipping:

   At about 9.45 p.m., we went to take the elevator down, but hotel security stopped us saying there was a gang war on the ground floor. We were all quite anxious about what was going on but soon found out through the TV that it was a terror attack, a few people were calm, some had fainted or were in a state of shock under the tables. The bomb blast, the sound of gunfire and the fire engulfing the area was so shocking. All of us were in a different states of mind. I was extremely worried about my mother, my two daughters and my wife, they were all crying.

4. Adam Durso:

   When his team was scheduled to serve, we never worried about whether Ralph would be there with his team to help. He was a humble man and was willing to help at any capacity; helping people to their seats, moms with their baby carriages or the elderly in and out of our elevator.

5. Sam Levenson:

   If you die in an elevator, be sure to push the 'up' button.