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

Need another word that means the same as “epitaph”? Find 4 synonyms and 30 related words for “epitaph” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Epitaph” are: elegy, commemoration, obituary, funeral oration

Epitaph as a Noun

Definitions of "Epitaph" as a noun

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

• A summary statement of commemoration for a dead person.
• Something by which a person, time, or event will be remembered.
• A phrase or form of words written in memory of a person who has died, especially as an inscription on a tombstone.
• An inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there.

Synonyms of "Epitaph" as a noun (4 Words)

commemoration	A ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something. Local martyrs received public commemoration.
elegy	A mournful poem; a lament for the dead.
funeral oration	A ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated.
obituary	A notice of someone’s death; usually includes a short biography. An obituary notice.

Usage Examples of "Epitaph" as a noun

• The story makes a sorry epitaph to a great career.

Associations of "Epitaph" (30 Words)

bier	A movable frame on which a coffin or a corpse is placed before burial or cremation or on which they are carried to the grave. We followed the bier to the graveyard.
burial	A ceremony at which someone’s body is buried; a funeral. Burial mounds.
bury	Dismiss from the mind; stop remembering. 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. The young man was coffined decently.
crypt	A cellar or vault or underground burial chamber (especially beneath a church.
entomb	Bury or trap within something. Many people died most entombed in collapsed buildings.
epigraph	A quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing.
friction	The action of one surface or object rubbing against another. A lubrication system which reduces friction.
funeral	A sermon delivered at a funeral. Her funeral had to pass.
gravestone	A stone that is used to mark a grave.
hieroglyphic	Resembling hieroglyphic writing. Notebooks filled with illegible hieroglyphics.
inhume	Place in a grave or tomb. No hand his bones shall gather or inhume.
inscription	A thing inscribed, as on a monument or in a book. 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. The day of interment.
lapidary	An expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving them. A lapidary statement.
mausoleum	A large burial chamber, usually above ground. The cathedral was built in 1517 as a royal mausoleum.
memorial	A statement of facts, especially as the basis of a petition. The Council sent a strongly worded memorial to the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
monumental	Relating or belonging to or serving as a monument. It s been a monumental effort.
mortician	One whose business is the management of funerals.
mortuary	Relating to burial or tombs. A mortuary temple.
necropolis	A cemetery, especially a large one belonging to an ancient city.
plaque	A sticky deposit on teeth in which bacteria proliferate. Plaque around gum margins can lead to gingivitis.
quietus	Death or something that causes death, regarded as a release from life.
rubbing	The action of rubbing something. Dab at the stain vigorous rubbing could damage the carpet.
sarcophagus	A stone coffin, typically adorned with a sculpture or inscription and associated with the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Rome, and Greece.
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.
tombstone	Jump into the sea from a cliff or other high point. His grin exposed his yellowed teeth like a row of tombstones.