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

On the columns of train stations, stickers bore the smiling faces of soldiers in their twenties alongside motivational quotes and the dates of their births and deaths. — Jordi Graupera, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026

Featuring towering stone columns, colorful reliefs (despite being 3,200 years old) and famous carvings, it's bypassed by tour buses heading straight for Hatshepsut. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 22 Oct. 2026

But the bigger concern was inside, where two steel columns had buckled on the 21st floor, causing floors above to sag. — Aziza Shuler, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Some of these sand columns broke as they were being removed from the molds or while cutting them into pieces after the drying procedure. — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026

On the north side, a new seating amphitheater would border the reflecting pool, while glass walls would be installed between the museum’s neoclassical columns. — Neil Nakahodo, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026

In the lobby, the beams and columns join with such deliberate overelaborations as to mock the simplicity of the overall building. — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

The towering marble columns in the two-story lobby and the old-fashioned elevators with dials tracking the cars’ locations are but two of the many elements retained from the days when the edifice, built in 1911, was the Union National Bank. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026

The demonstrators vastly outnumbered the security personnel lining the road, while columns of riot police stood watch. — Sheikh Saaliq, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026