Synonyms of columns

columns

noun

plural of column

1

as in rows

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

• rows
• lines
• queues
• files
• strings
• trains
• ranges
• cues
• ranks
• chains
• sequences
• tiers
• arrays
• echelons
• progressions
• successions

2

as in pilasters

an upright shaft that supports an overhead structure

engraved columns supported the arch on either side

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pilasters
• pillars
• piers
• posts
• stanchions
• pedestals
• buttresses
• piles
• caryatids
• obelisks
• needles
• pilings
• flying buttresses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of columns

Some columns from that time showed more nuance or even compassion, including an opinion piece published by The Washington Post in February 2002. — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

The district also provided only hourly wages for some employees and annual pay for others, hence the two separate pay columns in our database. — Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2026

The special nighttime ceremony will feature two light columns representing the Twin Towers, a candlelight vigil, a musical tribute including the Dundee-Crown High School marching band and guest speakers. — Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026

Its oversized stone urns and four Doric columns, along with a Greek key frieze, give the symmetrical residence historic gravitas. — Mark David, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2026

Concerned Of the 46 players listed in the first two columns of the depth chart on offense or defense in last week’s game release, 17 have dealt with injury during camp. — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Not that the visitors, who raved about the concrete columns and chalk statues, seemed to have cared. — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

This, after all, was one of several columns of mine that had been spiked at the Seattle Times. — Matt Calkins Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026

The exteriors were falling apart, the columns were falling apart. — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026