CEMETERY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CEMETERY?

Need another word that means the same as “cemetery”? Find 8 synonyms and 30 related words for “cemetery” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Cemetery” are: burial ground, burial site, graveyard, memorial park, necropolis, churchyard, burial place, garden of remembrance

Cemetery as a Noun

Definitions of "Cemetery" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “cemetery” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A large burial ground, especially one not in a churchyard.
• A tract of land used for burials.

Synonyms of "Cemetery" as a noun (8 Words)

burial ground	Concealing something under the ground.
burial place	Concealing something under the ground.
burial site	The ritual placing of a corpse in a grave.
churchyard	The yard associated with a church.
garden of remembrance	A yard or lawn adjoining a house.
graveyard	A burial ground, especially one beside a church. He was buried in the graveyard of St Mary s parish church.
memorial park	A recognition of meritorious service.
necropolis	A cemetery, especially a large one belonging to an ancient city.

Usage Examples of "Cemetery" as a noun

• A military cemetery.

Associations of "Cemetery" (30 Words)

autopsy	Perform an autopsy on a body or organ. On autopsy it was established that he had suffered from a rare brain condition.
bier	A coffin along with its stand. We followed the bier to the graveyard.
burial	Concealing something under the ground. They will give him a proper burial.
bury	(of a football player) shoot (the ball) into the goal. He ran through to bury a right foot shot inside the near post.
casket	Enclose in a casket. A small brass casket containing four black opals.
coffin	Put a dead body in a coffin. Her body was coffined.
crypt	An underground room or vault beneath a church, used as a chapel or burial place.
enclosure	The state of being enclosed, especially in a religious community. One of the chief effects of enclosure was to increase the number of landless workers.
entomb	Place (a dead body) in a tomb. Many people died most entombed in collapsed buildings.
epigraph	An inscription on a building, statue, or coin.
epitaph	An inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there. The story makes a sorry epitaph to a great career.
funeral	A sermon delivered at a funeral. Her funeral had to pass.
grave	Causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm. The coffin was lowered into the grave.
gravestone	A stone that is used to mark a grave.
inhume	Bury. No hand his bones shall gather or inhume.
inscription	Letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something. The inscription of memorable utterances on durable materials.
inter	Place (a corpse) in a grave or tomb, typically with funeral rites. He was interred with the military honours due to him.
interment	The burial of a corpse in a grave or tomb, typically with funeral rites. Interments took place in the churchyard.
mausoleum	A large burial chamber, usually above ground. The cathedral was built in 1517 as a royal mausoleum.
morgue	A newspaper’s collection of miscellaneous information for use in future obituaries. The cadavers were bagged and removed to the city morgue.
mortician	An undertaker.
mortuary	Relating to burial or tombs. A mortuary temple.
mummification	A condition resembling that of a mummy. Bureaucratic mummification in red tape.
necropolis	A cemetery, especially a large one belonging to an ancient city.
quietus	Something that has a calming or soothing effect.
sarcophagus	A stone coffin (usually bearing sculpture or inscriptions.
sepulcher	A chamber that is used as a grave.
sepulchral	Relating to a tomb or interment. The sepulchral darkness of the catacombs.
tomb	A place for the burial of a corpse especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone. None escape the tomb.
tombstone	An advertisement listing the underwriters or firms associated with a new issue of shares, bonds, warrants, etc. His grin exposed his yellowed teeth like a row of tombstones.