Definition for Gravestone:

• a stone that is used to mark a grave

Synonyms for Gravestone:

• n.

  •
  • grave,
  • barrow.
  •artifact (noun)
  • headstone,
  • gravestone.
  •marker (noun)
  • flag,
  • arrow,
  • guide,
  • peg,
  • notch,
  • indicator,
  • rag,
  • pole,
  • counter,
  • monitor,
  • signal.
  •monument (noun)
  • ledger,
  • tribute,
  • magnum opus,
  • pile,
  • memento,
  • shrine,
  • masterpiece,
  • tower,
  • commemoration,
  • monolith,
  • reminder,
  • statue,
  • testament,
  • tablet,
  • record,
  • pillar,
  • column,
  • token,
  • witness,
  • slab.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • churchyard,
  • burial ground,
  • tomb,
  • sepulcher,
  • in memoriam,
  • necropolis,
  • dolmen,
  • graveside,
  • cemetery,
  • graveyard,
  • mausoleum,
  • tumulus.
  •
  • resting place.
  •
  • rip.
  •
  • plot.
  •Other relevant words:
  • cromlech,
  • basis,
  • keystone,
  • stela,
  • pyramid,
  • cross,
  • mainstay,
  • inscription,
  • keynote,
  • plaque,
  • tope,
  • gem,
  • mound,
  • reliquary,
  • insensibility,
  • mirror,
  • arch,
  • necrology,
  • linchpin,
  • anchor,
  • prize,
  • sepulchre,
  • foundation,
  • shaft,
  • anchorman,
  • menhir,
  • Stupa,
  • memorial stone,
  • obituary,
  • ribbon,
  • bust,
  • trophy,
  • testicle,
  • brass,
  • rostral column,
  • ziggurat,
  • boundary stone,
  • tomb stone,
  • cup,
  • Hoarstone,
  • megalith,
  • backbone,
  • remembrance,
  • testimonial.

Paraphrases for Gravestone:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    headstone, tombstone.

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    stone.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    grave, tomb, gravesite.

Gravestone Sentence Examples:

• This elegant epitaph is upon a gravestone in Concord, Mass.

• In the Charter Street burial - ground there is a slate gravestone, artistically carved about its edges, with the name, Col.

Homophones for Gravestone:

• garbage down, group action.

Holonyms for Gravestone:

• n.

  • artifact
    tomb, grave.

Hyponym for Gravestone:

• n.

  • artifact
    monument, stone, memorial.