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Cemetery

🔄 Synonyms of "Cemetery"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
necropolisnoun	(archaeology) An ancient site used for burying the dead, particularly if consisting of elaborate grave monuments.
graveyardnoun	A tract of land in which the dead are buried.
burying groundnoun	(now rare) A burial ground; a graveyard or cemetery.
burial sitenoun	a tract of land used for burials
burial groundnoun	A cemetery or graveyard.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Cemetery"

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Word	Definition
burial groundnoun	A cemetery or graveyard.
burying groundnoun	(now rare) A burial ground; a graveyard or cemetery.
graveyardnoun	A tract of land in which the dead are buried.
necropolisnoun	(archaeology) An ancient site used for burying the dead, particularly if consisting of elaborate grave monuments.
burial sitenoun	a tract of land used for burials
gravesitenoun	The location of a grave.
gravenoun	(strictly) An excavation in the earth as a place of burial.
crematoriumnoun	A place where the bodies of dead people are cremated.
burialnoun	The act of burying; interment; placing remains into the earth.
mausoleumnoun	A large stately tomb or a building housing such a tomb or several tombs.
tombnoun	A small building, or a room within one, for the remains of the dead, with walls, a roof, and (if it is to be used for more than one corpse) a door. It may be partly or wholly in the ground (except for its entrance) in a cemetery, or it may be inside a church proper or in its crypt. Single tombs may be permanently sealed; those for families (or other groups) have doors for access whenever needed.
funeralnoun	A ceremony to honor and remember a deceased person, often distinguished from a memorial service by the presence of the body of the deceased.
pavementnoun	(chiefly UK, Ireland, South Africa, Canada, Mid-Atlantic US, countable) A paved path, for the use of pedestrians, located at the side of a road.
gravesnoun	An English surname from Middle English derived from Grave.
lotnoun	A large quantity or number; a great deal.
southbound	Toward the south.
deadnoun	(often with "the") Time when coldness, darkness, or stillness is most intense.
shrinenoun	A holy or sacred place dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, or similar figure of awe and respect, at which said figure is venerated or worshipped.
cowardnoun	A person who lacks courage.
gilbertnoun	A male given name from the Germanic languages.