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Synonyms for podium

Most common

pulpit dais rostrum ambo lectern

All synonyms

Noun

1. Dais — A platform on which to stand, as when conducting an orchestra or preaching at a pulpit; any low platform or…

dais, rostrum, pulpit, platform, stump, soap box, ambo

Other

lectern

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A platform on which to stand, as when conducting an orchestra or preaching at a pulpit; any low platform or dais.

Related words

Phrases
podium sweep

Forms

Plural
podiums → daises, rostrums, pulpits, platforms…

Example sentences

  • pulpit From the pulpit, he preached about love and forgiveness.
  • dais The speaker pounded on the dais as they emphatically made their point.
  • rostrum They have a snout, or rostrum, that looks like a hedge-trimmer or a chainsaw.
  • lectern Rising from his seat, Tom made his way to the onstage lectern to applause.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
podiumrising
pulpitsteady
daisrising
rostrumfalling
amborising
lecternrising

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

By length

4 letters
dais1, ambo
5 letters
stump1
6 letters
pulpit2
7 letters
rostrum2, lectern2
8 letters
platform2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (pulpit2 = 2 syllables).