Synonyms for pyramid
ˈpɪr ə mɪdpyra·mid

Princeton's WordNet

1. pyramidnoun

   a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex

2. pyramidnoun

   (stock market) a series of transactions in which the speculator increases his holdings by using the rising market value of those holdings as margin for further purchases

3. Pyramid, Great Pyramid, Pyramids of Egyptverb

   a massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt

4. pyramidverb

   enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts

5. pyramidverb

   use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal

6. pyramidverb

   arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid

7. pyramidverb

   increase rapidly and progressively step by step on a broad base

Matched Categories

1. • Arrange
   • Crime
   • Deal
   • Gain
   • Increase
   • Investment
   • Polyhedron
   • Speculation
   • Stock Exchange

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1. List of paraphrases for "pyramid":

   pyramidal, pyramids, funnel

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1. Ben Stein:

   There is no sudden leap into the stratosphere... There is only advancing step by step, slowly and tortuously, up the pyramid towards your goals....

2. Timo Soini:

   We need a 'Grexit', there are no easy solutions, but if Greece continues in the euro, it means more aid packages and the pyramid scheme continues.

3. Kelly Simmons:

   Barclays have played a crucial role in the growth of women’s and girls’ football, so it is excellent news that they are committing to a new record investment in the women’s and girls’ pyramid until 2025.

4. Jose Manuel Escudero:

   The Pyramid of the Bees must have had great significance for them to be buried there.

5. Katherine Kuzminski:

   The entire promotion pyramid relies on the fact that those at the top retire or promote out of their positions, if this goes on for more than a couple of months, you affect the entire grade plate all the way down.