Synonyms of pillars

pillars

noun

plural of pillar

1

as in pilasters

an upright shaft that supports an overhead structure

the ancient Greek temple boasted graceful marble pillars with richly ornamented tops

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in anchors

something or someone to which one looks for support

my father has been my pillar throughout this crisis

Synonyms & Similar Words

• anchors
• backbones
• buttresses
• mainstays
• crutches
• standbys
• spines
• sinews
• dependences
• reliances
• props
• right hands
• refuges
• handmaidens
• anchorages
• stays
• harbors
• bolsterers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pillars

Dior’s men’s fragrance business revolves around two modern pillars—Sauvage and Homme—and the prolific Kurkdjian thinks about the two pillars as neighboring territories. — Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2026

ScreenshotA complaint that appears to have been filed on July 8, 2021, through the county's SeeClickFix, or 311, online reporting system described cracking and chipping concrete pillars in the building's underground parking garage. — Drew Aunkst, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Those pillars give us the discipline to make choices, the clarity to measure progress and the consistency to build stronger partnerships over time. — Lynette Bell, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

The twin pillars of the Odyssey-Spider-Man showdown are sitting atop a summer that was already outperforming expectations before either of them opened. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 July 2026

Inroads with the American streamers has been one of ITV Studios’ pillars of growth for several years. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 30 July 2026

Republicans have since turned their attention to additional pillars of the social safety net. — Washington Post, 29 July 2026

The pillars, particularly the D-pillar, are more upright than any Audi SUV in history. — Joel Feder, The Drive, 29 July 2026

An array of pillars, permanent marks, the imposing Napoleonic-era Spitbank Fort, as well as the comings-and-goings of ferries and even the hovercraft going back and forth between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight. — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 26 July 2026