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

Need another word that means the same as “memorial”? Find 10 synonyms and 30 related words for “memorial” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Memorial” are: monument, commemoration, remembrance, shrine, mausoleum, cenotaph, tribute, testimonial, memento, souvenir

Memorial as a Noun

Definitions of "Memorial" as a noun

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

• A statement of facts, especially as the basis of a petition.
• A written statement of facts submitted in conjunction with a petition to an authority.
• A structure erected to commemorate persons or events.
• A recognition of meritorious service.
• A statue or structure established to remind people of a person or event.
• A record or memoir.
• Intended to commemorate someone or something.

Synonyms of "Memorial" as a noun (10 Words)

cenotaph	A monument built to honor people whose remains are interred elsewhere or whose remains cannot be recovered.
commemoration	A ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something. Commemorations of wartime anniversaries.
mausoleum	A large burial chamber, usually above ground. A cultural mausoleum such as the Tate.
memento	An object kept as a reminder of a person or event. You can purchase a memento of your visit.
monument	A building, structure, or site that is of historical importance or interest. A monument to Magellan is in the main square of the city.
remembrance	The action of remembering something. I went through the papers and remembrances in his drawers.
shrine	A place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person. A Hindu shrine at which offerings are placed twice a day.
souvenir	Something of sentimental value. The recording provides a souvenir of a great production.
testimonial	Something given or done as an expression of esteem. A testimonial match.
tribute	An act, statement, or gift that is intended to show gratitude, respect, or admiration. His victory in the championship was a tribute to his persistence.

Usage Examples of "Memorial" as a noun

• A memorial service in the dead man's honour.
• A memorial to General Robert E. Lee.
• The Council sent a strongly worded memorial to the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
• Mrs Carlyle's Letters and Memorials.

Associations of "Memorial" (30 Words)

anniversary	The date on which a couple were married in a previous year. He even forgot our tenth anniversary.
bicentennial	Of or relating to or completing a period of 200 years. Bicentennial celebration.
carve	Establish (a career, role, or reputation) for oneself through hard work. The wood was carved with runes.
celebration	A joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event. The birth of his son was a cause for celebration.
ceremony	A formal event performed on a special occasion. An inaugural ceremony.
commemorate	Mark by some ceremony or observation. A wreath laying ceremony to commemorate the war dead.
effigy	A representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture. The coin bears an effigy of Lincoln.
engrave	Cut (a design) as lines on a metal plate for printing. The crystal glasses were engraved with the Queen s cipher.
epigraph	An engraved inscription.
epitaph	A summary statement of commemoration for a dead person. The story makes a sorry epitaph to a great career.
eulogistic	Formally expressing praise.
gargoyle	A spout that terminates in a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal.
gravestone	An inscribed headstone marking a grave.
hieroglyphic	Writing that resembles hieroglyphics usually by being illegible. A hieroglyphic sign.
inscription	Letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something. The inscription of memorable utterances on durable materials.
marble	Used figuratively to refer to something with the smoothness hardness or colour of marble. A couple of girls were playing marbles.
memorialize	Address in a memorial. The novel memorialized their childhood summers.
monument	An enduring and memorable example of something. A handsome monument of granite is placed over the grave.
monumental	Relating or belonging to or serving as a monument. Einstein s monumental contributions to physics.
perennially	In a perennial manner; repeatedly. Perennially popular destinations like Rome.
plaque	A small, distinct, typically raised patch or region on or within the body resulting from local damage or deposition of material, such as a fatty deposit on an artery wall in atherosclerosis or a site of localized damage of brain tissue in Alzheimer’s disease. Plaque around gum margins can lead to gingivitis.
statuary	Of or relating to or suitable for statues. Classical statuary.
statue	A sculpture representing a human or animal.
stone	Kill by throwing stones at. Stone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries.
tercentenary	Relating to a three-hundredth anniversary. Events arranged to mark the Library s tercentenary.
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	A large, flat inscribed stone standing or laid over a grave. His grin exposed his yellowed teeth like a row of tombstones.
tribute	An act, statement, or gift that is intended to show gratitude, respect, or admiration. An Abba tribute band.
triennial	A visitation of an Anglican diocese by its bishop every three years. The triennial meeting of the Association.
yearly	Once a year or every year. Yearly medical examinations.