Synonyms of pedestals

pedestals

noun

plural of pedestal

1

as in feet

a bottom part upon which something rests or is supported

The museum displayed the jewels on a pedestal inside a glass case.

The entrance to the ruined temple was flanked by columns, some of which had fallen from their pedestals.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• feet
• foot
• platforms
• podia
• foundations
• podiums
• pillars
• columns
• stands
• frames
• friezes
• arches
• cornices
• plinths
• bases
• mounts
• mountings
• pilasters
• stages
• shores
• rostrums
• tribunes
• props
• rostra
• supports
• reinforcements
• daises
• buttresses
• brackets
• shafts
• capitals
• spurs
• underpinnings
• braces
• entablatures
• pegs
• stays
• socles
• bearings
• shorings
• girders
• cantilevers
• architraves
• bolsters
• struts
• stanchions
• crutches
• stilts
• stakes
• posts
• trusses

2

as in thrones

the position of someone who is treated or regarded as extraordinarily good, successful, etc.

There's a tendency to put the person you love on a pedestal.

The scandal knocked the beloved actor off his pedestal.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thrones
• seats
• tops
• accounts
• pinnacles
• heights
• eminences
• respects
• admirations
• regards
• appreciations
• favors
• props
• estimations
• appetites
• adorations
• partialities
• worships
• reverences
• uses
• shines
• tastes
• idolatries
• infatuations
• honors
• praises
• likes
• adulations
• enjoyments
• preferences
• prejudices
• approbations
• relishes
• deferences
• fancies
• hero worships
• acclamations
• lionizations
• homages
• passions
• loves
• delights
• venerations
• biases
• interests
• wonders
• attachments
• enthusiasms
• devotions
• awes
• wonderments
• amazements
• affections

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• condemnations
• disappointments
• scorns
• discontents
• indignations
• disdains
• disillusionments
• disenchantments
• disapprovals
• hatreds
• contempts
• disfavors
• dislikes
• displeasures
• repulsions
• hates
• abominations
• disregards
• antipathies
• aversions
• distastes
• repugnances
• opprobriums
• revulsions
• dissatisfactions
• disinclinations
• disgruntlements
• disgusts
• loathings
• detestations
• deprecations
• nauseas