Obelisk

/ˈɔbəlɪsk/

Synonyms for "obelisk" (104 found)

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Closest matches (21)

Noun(3 words)

antenna towerarch barbican barrow belfrybell towerboundary stonebrass bust cairn campanile cenotaph colossus column cromlech cross cup cupola

Strong matches (31)

cyclolith derrick dolmen domefire towerfootstone grave gravestone headstone hoarstone inscription lantern lighthouse mark marker martellomartello towermast mausoleum megalith

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memento memorialmemorial archmemorial columnmemorial statuememorial stonemenhir minaret monolith monument

Noun(1 words)

dagger

Related words (52)

Noun(10 words)

monumentmonumental columnmonuments pillar pylonreference markershaft stelasurvey markerwar memorial

Adverb(1 words)

more public monument

mound necrology obituaryobservation towerpagoda pilaster pillar pinnacle plaque pole prize pylon pyramidreference markreliquary remembrance ribbonrostral columnshaft shrine

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skyscraper spire standpipe steeple stela stone stupa tablettelevision masttestimonial tomb tombstone tope tour tower trophy turretwater towerwindmill tower

Adjective(2 words)

public monumentpublic monuments

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More general

11 entries

architectural elementcharacter column graph graphemegraphic symbollandmark marker monument pillar structure

More specific

7 entries

bronze obeliskgeodetic markergranite obelisklimestone obelisksandstone obeliskslender obelisksurvey pillar

Collocations

5 entries

Egyptian obeliskWashington Monumentancient obeliskgranite obeliskobelisk marker

Inflections

1 entries

obelisks

Derivations

1 entries

obelisklike

Sample sentences

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The Lateran Obelisk is the largest standing Egyptian obelisk in the world.

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What is an obelisk?

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The obelisk at the front commemorates those who died with no known graves.

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That's a beautiful obelisk!

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