platform

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of PLATFORM

a level usually raised surface <you'll have to stand up there on the platform for your speech>

Synonyms dais, podium, rostrum, stage, stand, tribune

Related Words altar, bimah (also bima), footpace, pulpit; riser, scaffold; balcony, gallery

a place or opportunity for communicating ideas and information <for years the publisher has used his newspaper as a platform for his extreme political conservatism>

Synonyms forum, medium, outlet, platform, soapbox

Related Words channel, conduit, pipeline; showcase, stage

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