Tomb Synonyms

to͝om
A burial place or receptacle for human remains
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. catacomb
  2. cinerarium
  3. crypt
  4. grave
  5. mausoleum
  6. ossuary
  7. sepulcher
  8. sepulture
  9. vault
A place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. grave
  2. crypt
  3. mausoleum
  4. vault
  5. monument
  6. burial-chamber
  7. sarcophagus
  8. catacomb
  9. cenotaph
  10. chamber
  11. shrine
  12. dolmen
  13. sepulchre
  14. mastaba
  15. mausoleum (a magnificenttomb)
  16. ossuary
  17. sepulcher
  18. tumulus
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Words Related to Tomb

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Tomb Sentence Examples

  • His tomb is in the churchyard.

  • His tomb and villa are described by Seneca.

  • On the right of the Imam's tomb is that of Abbas Mirza, grandfather of the reigning Shah.

  • Not far off are ruins probably of ancient baths, and the concrete core of a large tomb with a vaulted chamber within.

  • In accordance with the expressed desire of the philosopher, his tomb was marked by the figure of a sphere inscribed in a cylinder, the discovery of the relation between the volumes of a sphere and its circumscribing cylinder being regarded by him as his most valuable achievement.

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