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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.

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Cemetery as a Noun
Definitions of "Cemetery" as a noun
Synonyms of "Cemetery" as a noun (8 Words)
Usage Examples of "Cemetery" as a noun
Associations of "Cemetery" (30 Words)

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.