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Synonyms for pedestal
ˈpɛd ə stlpedestal

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  1. base, pedestal, standnoun

    a support or foundation

    "the base of the lamp"

    Synonyms:
    standstill, al-Qaeda, sales booth, groundwork, al-Qaida, rack, point of view, theme, basis, fundament, standpoint, nucleotide, foundation, viewpoint, radical, root, floor, footstall, substructure, foot, understructure, alkali, cornerstone, base, stall, outdoor stage, bandstand, home, stem, base of operations, radix, root word, stand, tie-up, infrastructure, plinth, al-Qa'ida, bag

  2. pedestalnoun

    a position of great esteem (and supposed superiority)

    "they put him on a pedestal"

    Synonyms:
    base, stand, plinth, footstall

  3. pedestal, plinth, footstallnoun

    an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)

    Synonyms:
    base, stand, plinth, footstall

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How to use pedestal in a sentence?

  1. Lukas Nelson:

    Ultimately the only thing that [ brings ] successful entertainers together is just complete dedication and hard work and focus -- focus on their craft, so to put someone on a pedestal as being more than life -- larger than life -- is a mistake when you're hanging out with them because then people feel like they have a pressure to sort of be someone that they're not when they're with you. Most people just want to be able to relax and not have to talk about themselves.

  2. Asmi Fathelbab:

    She oversaw an environment unsafe and abusive to women, women who put [Sarsour] on a pedestal for women’s rights and empowerment deserve to know how she really treats us.

  3. Julie Langan:

    It is a second time capsule and likely the one that was known to have been placed in the pedestal, the one recovered last week was unexpected and likely left by men involved in the construction.

  4. Shannon Slutman:

    He just did the right thing, he didnt expect anybody to put him up on a pedestal, [or] to put it on Facebook.

  5. Levar Stoney:

    Jefferson Davis was a racist traitor who fled our city as Jefferson Davis troops carried out orders to burn it to the ground, jefferson Davis never deserved to be up on that pedestal. July 1, we will begin the process the state requires to remove these monuments to the Old Richmond of a Lost Cause.


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