pillarlike
Resembling a column
Resembling a pillar in shape or quality—tall, cylindrical, and sturdy: pillarlike columns of smoke rose from the ruins, The cactus grew in pillarlike formations across the desert.
Can suggest steadfastness or immovability: He stood pillarlike, unmoved by the chaos around him.
Circular in cross-section
- verticalAt right angles groundward
- elongatedStretched beyond usual dimensions
- toweringOf imposing height
- monolithicMassive and undifferentiated
shaft · slender · prismatic · tubular · tapered · upright · erect · perpendicular
Ornate Greek architectural style
- DoricAustere classical column style
- IonicScroll-capitaled column order
- colonnadeRow supporting a roof
- porticoColumned covered entryway
peristyle · capital · fluting · entablature · frieze · architrave · pediment · stoa
Vertebral column, or courage
- mainstayPrimary source of support
- cornerstoneFoundational building block
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- dependableWorthy of trust
reliable · unwavering · supportive · foundational · central · anchor · bulwark · stalwart
Solidly built, durable
- robustStrong and durable
- solidFirm matter state
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- enduringPersisting through time
resilient · fortified · immovable · unshakeable · steadfast · durable · stable · impervious
Sustaining structural mass
- supportiveOffering help and reassurance
- reinforcedMade more resistant
- buttressedStrengthened with external bracing
- foundationUnderlying support structure
framework · girder · beam · masonry · underpinning · weight-bearing · braced · anchored
cylindrical
Circular in cross-section
- verticalAt right angles groundward
- elongatedStretched beyond usual dimensions
- toweringOf imposing height
monolithic · shaft · slender · prismatic · tubular · tapered · upright · erect · perpendicular · stalagmitic
Corinthian
Ornate Greek architectural style
portico · peristyle · capital · fluting · entablature · frieze · architrave · pediment · stoa · basilica
backbone
Vertebral column, or courage
- mainstayPrimary source of support
- cornerstoneFoundational building block
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
dependable · reliable · unwavering · supportive · foundational · central · anchor · bulwark · stalwart · champion
sturdy
Solidly built, durable
- robustStrong and durable
- solidFirm matter state
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
enduring · resilient · fortified · immovable · unshakeable · steadfast · durable · stable · impervious · stalwart
load-bearing
Sustaining structural mass
- supportiveOffering help and reassurance
- reinforcedMade more resistant
- buttressedStrengthened with external bracing
foundation · framework · girder · beam · masonry · underpinning · weight-bearing · braced · anchored · stabilizing
pillarlikesprawling
Spread irregularly outward
flat · horizontal · squat · low-lying · disc-shaped
pillar, pillars, pillared, columnar, caryatid, pillarless, pillarbox