Synonyms of dais

dais

noun

ˈdā-əs 

as in podium

a level usually raised surface

the speaker took his place at the front of the dais

Synonyms & Similar Words

• podium
• pulpit
• platform
• stand
• stage
• rostrum
• tribune
• balcony
• altar
• bima
• scaffold
• bimah
• riser
• gallery
• footpace

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dais

In suits and ties on the dais behind President Donald Trump during his inauguration speech Monday — inches from the President’s family — sat Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google parent Alphabet, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. —Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025

At President Trump’s inauguration, Sam Altman, the chief executive of OpenAI, was relegated to the overflow room while other tech billionaires like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg took prime spots on the dais under the Capitol rotunda. —Cecilia Kang, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025

Bezos sat on the dais during Trump's inauguration with other tech titans. —David Folkenflik, NPR, 6 Feb. 2025

At Donald Trump’s inauguration, the CEOs of the companies who run the world’s six most popular websites sat alongside Trump’s family on the dais. —Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2025