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Necropolis

🔄 Synonyms of "Necropolis"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
graveyardnoun	A tract of land in which the dead are buried.
cemeterynoun	A place where the dead are buried; a graveyard or memorial park.
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 "Necropolis"

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Word	Definition
burying groundnoun	(now rare) A burial ground; a graveyard or cemetery.
cemeterynoun	A place where the dead are buried; a graveyard or memorial park.
burial groundnoun	A cemetery or graveyard.
graveyardnoun	A tract of land in which the dead are buried.
burial sitenoun	a tract of land used for burials
catacombnoun	(often plural) An underground system of tunnels and chambers with recesses for graves, used (in former times) as a cemetery; a tunnel system used for burying the dead, as in Paris or Ancient Rome.
cœmeterynoun	Archaic spelling of cemetery. [A place where the dead are buried; a graveyard or memorial park.]
cemetarynoun	Misspelling of cemetery. [A place where the dead are buried; a graveyard or memorial park.]
cytenoun	(biology, rare) Synonym of cell (“quantity of protoplasm, containing a nucleus, enclosed within a cell membrane”).
cœmeteriumnoun	An ancient cemetery, churchyard, or burial ground.
necrologynoun	A listing of people who have died during a specific period of time.
nichenoun	(by extension) Any position of opportunity for which one is well-suited, such as a particular market in business.
cem.noun	Abbreviation of cemetery. [A place where the dead are buried; a graveyard or memorial park.]
cenotaphynoun	(obsolete) A cenotaph.
carnarynoun	A crypt, a charnel house.
loculusnoun	A little place or space; a cell; a chamberlet.
cittynoun	Obsolete form of city. [A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place.]
carcassnoun	The body of a dead animal, especially a vertebrate or other animal having flesh.
cavernnoun	A large cave.
ollanoun	A cooking-pot or earthenware jar used in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries.