Definition for Obelisk:

• An upright, four- sided pillar, gradually tapering as it rises, and terminating in a pyramid called pyramidion. It is ordinarily monolithic. Egyptian obelisks are commonly covered with hieroglyphic writing from top to bottom.

Synonyms for Obelisk:

• n.

  •
  • pantheon,
  • monumental.
  •column (noun)
  • prop,
  • mast,
  • stay,
  • buttress,
  • cylinder,
  • upright,
  • brace,
  • pier,
  • totem,
  • pedestal,
  • support,
  • Underpinning,
  • standard,
  • colonnade,
  • post.
  •dagger (noun)
  • dagger.
  •pillar (noun)
  • stanchion,
  • piling.
  •pinnacle (noun)
  • height,
  • tops,
  • apogee,
  • acme,
  • crown,
  • summit,
  • peak,
  • spire,
  • zenith,
  • vertex,
  • greatest,
  • culmination,
  • apex,
  • climax,
  • cone,
  • steeple.
  •pyramid (noun)
  • edifice.
  •shaft (noun)
  • conduit,
  • bar,
  • pole,
  • lance,
  • hole,
  • tunnel,
  • tongue,
  • missile,
  • barb,
  • axis,
  • vent,
  • duct,
  • diaphysis,
  • thill,
  • spear,
  • ray,
  • rod,
  • flue,
  • chimney,
  • arrow,
  • axle,
  • beam,
  • helves,
  • helve,
  • handle,
  • spindle.
  •tower (noun)
  • cloud buster,
  • fortification,
  • castle,
  • fortress,
  • skyscraper,
  • keep,
  • refuge,
  • belfry,
  • fort,
  • high rise,
  • turret,
  • citadel,
  • stronghold,
  • lookout.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier,
  • national monument,
  • war memorial,
  • the National Trust.

Obelisk Sentence Examples:

• I went out after dinner, to take my usual stroll along the river - bank, and to watch the evening lights die away on the columns and obelisk.

• The Egyptians knew at least the worth of the obelisk; but the Greeks and Romans hardly knew even that: their buildings are flat - topped.

Hyponym for Obelisk:

• n.

  • artifact
    pillar, column.