Synonyms & related words for pilaster

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of pilaster — including caryatid, surbase, baluster, balustrade, plinth, peristyle. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to pilaster

Explore words related to pilaster — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include entablature, entablement, epistyle, astylar, architrave, mutule, pedimented, corbel. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for pilaster

Common synonyms for pilaster include caryatid, surbase, baluster, balustrade, plinth, peristyle, socle — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does pilaster come from?

The word pilaster breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root pil-, from Latin pila (“pillar”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.