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

For families There’s a comprehensive Ritz Kids program built around four pillars—nature, exploration, culture, and environment—with eco-workshops, nature walks, and babysitting available. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026

The ceremony took place outdoors, framed by the villa’s stone pillars and the mountains beyond, and the couple kept the floral palette intentionally organic, creating the effect of a garden growing around the aisle. — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026

An altar bearing a metal cross, stone pillars and concrete foundations drew hikers, high school students and other curiosity seekers to the former seminary near Ellicott City. — Courtney Bell, Baltimore Sun, 29 Oct. 2026

During her 70-year reign, the monarch made the Commonwealth one of the pillars of her institutional work, guiding the transformation of an organization tied to the history of the British Empire into a voluntary association of independent states. — Ilaria Perrotta, Vanity Fair, 27 Oct. 2026

The pillars include affordable clean energy, which coordinates suppliers to aggregate purchasing power and collectively procure high-standard renewable energy instruments. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026

Introduced in 2021, the H08 is one of the brand’s masculine pillars and, according to Dordet, will serve as a platform for more innovations to come. — Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2026

Young protestors answered with an insurrectionary energy in the summer and soon found support from a broader coalition comprised of opposition parties, social movements and other pillars of Indian civil society. — Asim Ali, Time, 24 Oct. 2026

All that remained of Sara’s home were pillars of concrete; most of their belongings were below the rubble. — Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026