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

Need another word that means the same as “monument”? Find 14 synonyms and 30 related words for “monument” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Monument” are: repository, memorial, gravestone, headstone, tombstone, sight, spectacle, testament, record, reminder, remembrance, commemoration, witness, token

Monument as a Noun

Definitions of "Monument" as a noun

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

• An enduring and memorable example of something.
• A statue or other structure placed over a grave in memory of the dead.
• A burial vault (usually for some famous person.
• A building, structure, or site that is of historical importance or interest.
• A structure erected to commemorate persons or events.
• A statue, building, or other structure erected to commemorate a notable person or event.
• An important site that is marked and preserved as public property.

Synonyms of "Monument" as a noun (14 Words)

commemoration	A ceremony or celebration in which a person or event is remembered. Local martyrs received public commemoration.
gravestone	An inscribed headstone marking a grave.
headstone	A slab of stone set up at the head of a grave, typically inscribed with the name of the dead person.
memorial	A statue or structure established to remind people of a person or event. A memorial service in the dead man s honour.
record	A piece or collection of music reproduced on a record or on another medium. The safety record at the airport is first class.
remembrance	A memory or recollection. A flash of remembrance passed between them.
reminder	A letter sent to remind someone of an obligation, especially to pay a bill. One man was threatened with court action for not paying his water rates when he did not receive a reminder.
repository	A place where something, especially a natural resource, is found in significant quantities. A deep repository for nuclear waste.
sight	A range of mental vision. In his sight she could do no wrong.
spectacle	A blunder that makes you look ridiculous used in the phrase make a spectacle of yourself. The acrobatic feats make a good spectacle.
testament	Something that serves as a sign or evidence of a specified fact, event, or quality. He stated his political testament.
token	Something serving as a sign of something else. Ruthven was murdered and the assassin left his token.
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.
witness	Evidence; proof. A key witness at the trial.

Usage Examples of "Monument" as a noun

• Recordings that are a monument to the art of playing the piano.
• The amphitheatre is one of the many Greek monuments in Sicily.
• A handsome monument of granite is placed over the grave.
• A simple stone monument marked the nearby crash site.
• A monument to Magellan is in the main square of the city.

Associations of "Monument" (30 Words)

alabaster	Like alabaster in whiteness and smoothness. Her alabaster cheeks flushed with warmth.
anniversary	The date on which a romance began in a previous month or week. The 50th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.
carve	Cut (a slice of meat) from a larger piece. The company has carved a name for itself in the smartphone market.
caryatid	A supporting column carved in the shape of a person.
celebration	Any joyous diversion. The celebration of marriage.
effigy	A representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture. A tomb effigy of Eleanor of Aquitaine.
engrave	Cut (a design) as lines on a metal plate for printing. The crystal glasses were engraved with the Queen s cipher.
epigraph	A quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing.
etch	Make an etching of. The leafless branches etched against the sky.
eulogistic	Formally expressing praise.
gargoyle	An ornament consisting of a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal.
inscription	A short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or 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 marble floor.
memorial	A recognition of meritorious service. A memorial to General Robert E Lee.
memorialize	Preserve the memory of; commemorate. We memorialized the Dead.
molding	Sculpture produced by molding.
monumental	Relating or belonging to or serving as a monument. A monumental scale.
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.
sculpt	Shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it. Sculpt a swan out of a block of ice.
sculpture	Form or shape as if by sculpture especially with strong smooth curves. A collection of sculpture.
slab	Remove slabs from a log or tree to prepare it for sawing into planks. He averted his eyes from the corpse on the slab.
statuary	A sculptor. Classical statuary.
statue	A carved or cast figure of a person or animal, especially one that is life-size or larger.
statuesque	Reminiscent of a statue in size, posture, or stillness. Her statuesque beauty.
stone	Throw stones at. You should remove the stones from prunes before cooking.
tercentenary	The three-hundredth anniversary of a significant event. Events arranged to mark the Library s tercentenary.
totem	A clan or tribe identified by their kinship to a common totemic object. Other radical groups look to the party as a totem of the anti austerity movement.
tribute	Something resulting from a particular quality or feature and indicating its worth. The king had at his disposal plunder and tribute amassed through warfare.
triennial	A visitation of an Anglican diocese by its bishop every three years. The triennial meeting of the Association.
woodwork	The craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood. The woodwork was painted blue.