Synonyms of column

column

noun

ˈkä-ləm 

1

as in line

a series of persons or things arranged one behind another

a column of ants stretched between the fallen hot dog and the ant hill

Synonyms & Similar Words

• line
• queue
• row
• string
• file
• train
• range
• cue
• rank
• chain
• sequence
• tier
• succession
• array
• echelon
• progression

2

as in pilaster

an upright shaft that supports an overhead structure

engraved columns supported the arch on either side

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pilaster
• pillar
• post
• pier
• stanchion
• pedestal
• caryatid
• obelisk
• piling
• needle
• buttress
• pile
• flying buttress

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of column

That was the crux of my Sunday column for Investing Club subscribers. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 20 July 2026

The spirit run takes place in Clyde, a custom German copper column still. — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Indian multilingualism, no less than French or Italian homogeneity, is a ledger with its own column of costs—communal tensions, constant incomprehension—to be weighed against its undoubted benefits. — Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

After Brazil defeated the United States 1-0 in the last-16 stage of that tournament, sports journalist Mario Neto wrote a column that was scathing about the style in Jornal dos Sports, the Rio de Janeiro daily sports newspaper. — Colin Millar, New York Times, 19 July 2026

Phrases Containing column

• spinal column
• vertebral column