Thesaurus results for HANDRAILS

handrails

noun

plural of handrail

as in railings

Related Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for handrails

Noun

The 120 year-old staircase was also retained, with only the railings on its landing built to match.

— Nuriyah Johar, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2026
Most were gleaming white and conventionally extravagant, with black privacy glass and chrome railings and layers of decks.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of railings

Noun

Luckily the damage appears to be mostly cosmetic, and the beautiful balustrades, stained glass, and mahogany built-ins have survived the makeover unscathed.

— Nora DeLigter, Curbed, 23 Oct. 2026
At the main residence, a grand double-height foyer opens to the interiors, where bright white walls contrast with dark wood floors and balustrades.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of balustrades

Noun

Even wandering through the hotel feels festive come December, when its Beaux-Arts Grand Lobby is decked with a 15-foot Christmas tree, glowing wreaths and banisters draped in magnolia.

— Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2026
Birdseye maple recurs as a detail on furniture and banisters, along with subtle copper details and velvet seating.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of banisters

Noun

Ford also said the federal government should form a commission to advise a new regulatory agency on guardrails for AI development.

— Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
As Prime Minister Anthony Albanese prepared to deliver a speech to the United Nations General Assembly in late September, a surprise gift arrived to back his case for tougher guardrails on AI.

— Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of guardrails

Noun

Now there are rails suspended from the ceiling and an honest-to-goodness cash register in the front, with dressing rooms and more standing racks in the back half of the space, totaling 940 square feet.

— Max Berlinger, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
Unbounder can also install roof rails for further cargo-hauling capability.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of rails

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

handrail

handrails

hand running

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Handrails.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handrails. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of handrails

noun

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

fulsome

Popular in Grammar & Usage

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Popular in Wordplay

Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 5

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

7 Words for Old-Timey Vehicles

Ten More Words from Taylor Swift Songs

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World

Popular

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 5

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Games & Quizzes