Synonyms of scaffold

scaffold

noun

as in platform

a raised flat surface

Standing on a scaffold, the workers replaced the broken twelfth-story window.

Related Words

• platform
• podium
• balcony
• stand
• dais
• rostrum
• riser
• stage
• pulpit
• tribune
• altar
• bimah
• footpace
• gallery

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of scaffold

Depending on the injury, a scaffold can cover a wound on the skin or be implanted inside the body to bridge or fill an area of damaged tissue. — Aliasger K. Salem, The Conversation, 4 Aug. 2026

City inspectors soon found site safety issues, including workers who were operating machinery without proper certification and an unpermitted supported scaffold in use, according to the Department of Buildings. — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

Unlike popular skin boosters such as Rejuran, which prompt the skin to make more of its own elastin and collagen, Re2O supplies a structural scaffold rather than only signaling repair. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026

Some of the work is physically risky and will require crews being lowered in uspended scaffolds known as swing stages used by window cleaners. — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026