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

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

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Crypt as a Noun
Definitions of "Crypt" as a noun
Synonyms of "Crypt" as a noun (8 Words)
Associations of "Crypt" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Crypt” are: tomb, vault, mausoleum, burial chamber, sepulchre, catacomb, ossuary, undercroft

Crypt as a Noun

Definitions of "Crypt" as a noun

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

An underground room or vault beneath a church, used as a chapel or burial place.
A cellar or vault or underground burial chamber (especially beneath a church.
A small tubular gland, pit, or recess.

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

burial chamber	The ritual placing of a corpse in a grave.
catacomb	An underground construction resembling or compared to catacombs.
mausoleum	A large burial chamber, usually above ground. A cultural mausoleum* such as the Tate.*
ossuary	A container or room in which the bones of dead people are placed.
sepulchre	A small room or monument, cut in rock or built of stone, in which a dead person is laid or buried.
tomb	A place for the burial of a corpse especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone. None escape the tomb.
undercroft	The crypt of a church.
vault	A chamber beneath a church or in a graveyard used for burials. A wine vault.

Associations of "Crypt" (30 Words)

below	See below. I ll go below* and fix us a drink.*
beneath	In or to a place that is lower. The smile revealed the evil beneath.
burial	A ceremony at which someone’s body is buried; a funeral. Burial mounds.
bury	Enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing. I tried to bury* these unpleasant memories.*
casket	Enclose in a casket. A small brass casket* containing four black opals.*
cemetery	A large burial ground, especially one not in a churchyard. A military cemetery.
coffin	Put a dead body in a coffin. Her body was coffined.
conceal	Not allow to be seen; hide. They were at great pains to conceal* that information from the public.*
den	Of a wild animal live in a den. Harriet built a den* in a tree.*
entomb	Bury or trap within something. Mummified bodies were entombed in the pyramids of Egypt.
excavate	Remove the inner part or the core of. The cheapest way of doing this was to excavate* a long trench.*
grave	Carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface. Grave responsibilities.
gravestone	An inscribed headstone marking a grave.
hidden	Kept out of sight; concealed. Hidden valleys.
inhume	Place in a grave or tomb. No hand his bones shall gather or inhume.
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 ritual placing of a corpse in a grave. The day of interment.
lair	The habitation of wild animals. A group of adventurers stormed into his mountain lair* and killed him.*
mausoleum	A stately or impressive building housing a tomb or group of tombs. A cultural mausoleum* such as the Tate.*
mummification	Gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color. 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.
subterranean	Being or operating under the surface of the earth. Subterranean motives for murder.
tomb	A place for the burial of a corpse especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone. The house was as quiet as a tomb.
ulterior	Lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed)- Bertrand Russell. Looked too closely for an ulterior* purpose in all knowledge.*
under	Under water. The operation was quick she was only under* for 15 minutes.*
underground	An underground railway especially the one in London. Miners working underground.
underneath	Partly or wholly concealed by a garment. There was plenty of storage room underneath.