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

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

That is where my columns were published, but the rise of social media hurt traditional media. — Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

Even seemingly small details, like an owl carved into the hospital’s columns, carry deeper meaning. — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026

On August 5, Union ships entered the bay in two columns, with the wooden ships tied together to help guard against damage. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026

Rather than the usual infotainment screen and a smattering of controls, this one has two columns of physical buttons with leather accents, and AC vents that echo the arrangement of the tailpipes out the back. — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2026

This is part of a series of columns about young people and the economy. — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2026

Solid wood flooring, mahogany boiserie, and high coffered ceilings, along with Moltrasio stone staircases and marble columns framing the formal dining room, lend gravitas to the home. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2026