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Synonyms for pillar
ˈpɪl ərpil·lar

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Wiktionary4.0 / 1 vote

  1. pillarnoun

    Synonyms:
    sile, column

  2. pillarnoun

    To provide with pillars or added strength as if from pillars.

    Synonyms:
    sile, column

  3. pillarnoun

    Something resembling such a structure.

    a pillar of smoke

    Synonyms:
    column, sile

  4. pillarnoun

    An essential part of something that provides support.

    He's a pillar of the community.

    Synonyms:
    column, sile

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms2.0 / 1 vote

  1. pillar

    Synonyms:
    column, shaft, post, support

Princeton's WordNet3.0 / 2 votes

  1. pillarnoun

    a fundamental principle or practice

    "science eroded the pillars of superstition"

    Synonyms:
    tower, mainstay, column

  2. column, tower, pillarnoun

    anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower

    "the test tube held a column of white powder"; "a tower of dust rose above the horizon"; "a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite"

    Synonyms:
    newspaper column, editorial, chromatography column, column, towboat, tugboat, tug, tower, mainstay

  3. pillar, mainstaynoun

    a prominent supporter

    "he is a pillar of the community"

    Synonyms:
    backbone, column, lynchpin, linchpin, anchor, tower, keystone, mainstay

  4. column, pillarnoun

    a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)

    Synonyms:
    tower, chromatography column, editorial, mainstay, newspaper column, column

  5. column, pillarnoun

    (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure

    Synonyms:
    tower, chromatography column, editorial, mainstay, newspaper column, column

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. pillarnoun

    Synonyms:
    COLUMN, shaft, post

  2. pillarnoun

    Synonyms:
    prop, support, supporter, maintainer

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. pillarnoun

    Synonyms:
    column, pier, shaft, post, obelisk, monolith, supporter, maintainer

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How to use pillar in a sentence?

  1. Paolo Gentiloni:

    I very much regret the U.S.' move to put the brakes on international talks on taxation of the digital economy. I hope that this will be a temporary setback rather than a definitive stop, the European Commission wants a global solution to bring corporate taxation into the 21st century – and we believe the OECD's two-pillar approach is the right one.

  2. John Miller:

    The heave-ho of everyone getting through -- you have Oath Keepers next to Proud Boys next to white supremacists, that's what makes this a dangerous time, the movement is energized and Proud Boys're emboldened by surprise success on [ January ] 6th. I think Proud Boys're surprised. Proud Boys didn't plan to Nth degree, and to be able to breach the pillar of democracy, that's going to motivate Proud Boys.

  3. Steven Mnuchin:

    You cannot have in a global economy different national tax systems that conflict with each other, the good news is we're very close to a consensus on pillar 2.

  4. Ben Wood:

    Unveiling a product ahead of rivals is an important milestone, it feels like we're in the Stone Age when it comes to products with flexible screens. We're seeing the first very tentative steps toward the implementation of a technology that may seem to be a solution looking for a problem now, but is likely to become a pillar of designs of consumer electronic devices in the future.

  5. Quill Robinson:

    In the 117th Congress, Republicans created the Conservative Climate Caucus and unveiled a 6 pillar platform to tackle climate change, entering the 118th Congress with the majority, they have a clear mandate to address skyrocketing energy prices and continue to reduce the United States' greenhouse gas emissions.


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