Synonyms for pillar
ˈpɪl ərpil·lar

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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 AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. pillar

   Synonyms:
   column, shaft, post, support

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 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, pillar, editorial, chromatography column, column, towboat, tugboat, tug, tower, mainstay

3. pillar, mainstaynoun

   a prominent supporter

   "he is a pillar of the community"

   Synonyms:
   pillar, 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, pillar, 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, pillar, newspaper column, column

Matched Categories

1. • Architecture
   • Principle
   • Shape
   • Structure
   • Supporter
   • Upright

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pillarnoun

   Synonyms:
   COLUMN, shaft, post

2. pillarnoun

   Synonyms:
   prop, support, supporter, maintainer

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pillarnoun

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

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "pillar":

   pilar, mainstay, samba, pillars, component, drumstick, backbone, cornerstone, element

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1. Deacon Andrei Kuraev:

   There's an attempt by Patriarch Kirill to offer himself to the state and to the Kremlin as a faithful pillar, a faithful ally. There is an illusion in the Kremlin that they can use this ally to promote the correct electoral behavior, i am against this political union.

2. Mike Pence:

   For all the media fawning over the sister of the North Korean dictator, I think it’s important that every American knows who this person is and what she’s done, the sister of Kim Jong Un is a central pillar of the most tyrannical and oppressive regime on the planet, an evil family clique that brutalizes, subjugates, starves and imprisons its 25 million people.

3. Andy Goeler:

   This is another pillar in providing the right products for the right consumers.

4. Ted Cruz:

   I intend to vote no on this amendment, and the reason is I think legal immigration is a fundamental pillar of our country, and I think, as a nation, we need to remain a nation that doesn't just welcome, but that celebrates legal immigrants around this table.

5. Hal Steinbrenner:

   Stick was a pillar of this organization for decades, he knew the game of baseball like few others did, and was always willing and excited to talk about it with anyone in earshot. His contributions to the Yankees over the years have been immeasurable. He loved baseball and this organization, and he will be profoundly missed. I extend my deepest sympathies to his wife, Joette, and his entire family.