Synonyms for spire

Most common

tower · summit · coil · steeple

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A young shoot of a plant; a spear.

Forms

Plural

spires → shafts, spears, leaves, blades…

Example sentences

• tower That tower you see over there is the Eiffel Tower.
• summit The whole world is watching the summit conference.
• coil Dust collected on the coil of the air conditioner.
• steeple The church's steeple is beginning to crumble with age.

Popularity over time

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

By length

3 letters

top¹

4 letters

peak¹, leaf¹, coil¹

5 letters

tower², blade¹, shaft¹, spear¹, stalk¹

6 letters

summit², spiral²

7 letters

steeple²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tower² = 2 syllables).