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Synonyms for obelisk

Most common

pillar pylon stela aguilla

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point, frequently used as a monument.

Related words

Is a kind of
needle

Forms

Plural
obelisks → daggers, pylons, stelae, pillars…

Example sentences

  • pillar Layla quickly became a pillar of her community.
  • pylon The pylon was about to collapse.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
obeliskrising
pillarrising
pylonfalling
stelasteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
shaft1, pylon2, stela
6 letters
column2, pillar2, dagger2
7 letters
aguilla

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (pylon2 = 2 syllables).