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

The ground floor features an 18-seat bar with a rum wall backsplash, carved Moai heads and high-tops that spill out to a lush faux-grass courtyard framed in palm trees and tiki-totem pillars. — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

The pillars of maintaining safe and secure facilities and preparing people for reentry can only be realized if the Bureau of Prisons is provided the necessary resources. — Scott Peyton, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026

The castles are built by hand using sprayed and dripped water to form pillars, tunnels, fountains, crawl spaces and slides. — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

The clusters of leaning stone pillars are estimated to predate the rise of ancient Egypt by a thousand years. — Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Oct. 2026

Simmons’s campaign pillars are public safety, healthcare, help for low-income families and open, responsible government. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2026

The hotel, on Saratoga Springs’ main drag, is unmissable with its Victorian wedding cake of a facade and three-story high pillars. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Core Pillars Of An Effective AI Governance Framework An effective governance framework for AI is based on the following core pillars. — Jeffrey Bartel, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Canal+, by far the country’s biggest pay-TV operator and one of the main pillars of French film financing, would be hit hardest, representing a cost of approximately €200 million a year. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026