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pedestalnoun a bottom part upon which something rests or is supportedThe museum displayed the jewels on a pedestal inside a glass case. The entrance to the ruined temple was flanked by columns, some of which had fallen from their pedestals. base, foundation, foot, plinth, standdais, platform, podium, rostrum, stage, tribuneframebrace, buttress, mount, mounting, prop, reinforcement, shore, spur, stay, support, underpinningcolumn, pilaster, pillararchitrave, capital, cornice, entablature, frieze, shaft, socleshoringarch, bolster, bracket, cantilever, girderbearingcrutch, peg, post, stake, stanchion, stilt, strut, truss the position of someone who is treated or regarded as extraordinarily good, successful, etc.There's a tendency to put the person you love on a pedestal. The scandal knocked the beloved actor off his pedestal. height, pinnacle, seat, throne, topaccount, admiration, appreciation, estimation, favor, regard, respecteminenceappetite, fancy, fondness, like, love, partiality, preference, relish, shine, taste, useacclamation, adoration, adulation, approbation, deference, hero worship, homage, honor, idolatry, infatuation, lionization, praise, props(slang), reverence, veneration, worshipdelight, enjoymentamazement, awe, wonder, wondermententhusiasm, interest, passionbias, prejudiceaffection, attachment, devotion, passion disfavorcondemnation, disapproval, disdain, opprobrium, scorndisappointment, discontent, disenchantment, disgruntlement, disillusionment, displeasure, indignation, unhappinessaversion, contempt, disfavor, disgust, disinclination, dislike, disliking, disregard, distastehate, hatred, loathing, nausea, repugnance, repulsion, revulsionabomination, antipathy, detestationdeprecation, displeasure, dissatisfaction in 1563 |