Tomb

/tum/

Synonyms for "tomb" (128 found)

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Closest matches (26)

Noun(7 words)

graveabove-ground burialburial chamberburial placeburial siteburial-action contextburials

arch barrowbeehive tombbone houseboundary stoneboxbox gravebrass burialburial chamberburial moundburst bury bust cairn catacomb catacombs

Adjective(1 words)

archaeological burial

Verb(1 words)

bury the body

Strong matches (38)

cenotaphcharnel housecistcist gravecoffin column cromlech cross crypt cup cyclolithdeep sixdokhma dolmen ensepulcher enshrine entomb footstone grave gravestone

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headstone hoarstonehouse of deathinhume inscription interlast homelay awaylong homelow green tentlow housemarker

Noun(6 words)

cryptsgrave markergraves headstoneinterment of objectsinterments

Related words (64)

mastaba mausoleum megalith memento memorialmemorial archmemorial columnmemorial statuememorial stonemenhir monolith monstrance monument moundmummy chambernarrow housenecrology obelisk obituary ossuarium

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ossuarypassage gravepillar pit plant plaque prizeput awaypyramid reliquary remembranceresting placeribbonrostral columnsepulcher sepulture shaftshaft graveshrine stela stone stupa tablet testimonial tombstone topetower of silencetrophy trough tumulus vault

Noun(12 words)

mausolea mausoleum mausoleums repose reposing sarcophaguses sepulchersstone tombstombstone underground vault vaults

Adjective(1 words)

stone tomb

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More general

5 entries

burial placememorial place spottopographic point

More specific

6 entries

catacomb cryptgranite headstoneinscribed markermarble headstonemausoleum

Collocations

6 entries

ancient tombfamily tombgranite headstoneroyal tombtomb markertomb site

Inflections

1 entries

tombs

Derivations

2 entries

tomblike tombstone

Sample sentences

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What is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb.

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I wonder who's buried in that tomb.

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"Where is Romeo?" "This way! To the tomb!"

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Marriage is the tomb of life.

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