Synonyms of coffin

coffin 1 of 2

noun

ˈkȯ-fən 

as in casket

a boxlike container for holding a dead body

coffins are said to be the preferred sleeping places of vampires

Synonyms & Similar Words

• casket
• tomb
• sarcophagus
• bier
• box
• urn
• pall
• vault
• crypt
• sepulchre
• charnel
• sepulture
• body bag

coffin

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verb

as in to tomb

Related Words

• tomb
• bury
• entomb
• inter
• hearse
• curtain
• put away
• lay
• conceal
• hide
• shroud
• cloak
• ensconce
• inhume
• shade
• shield
• enshroud
• cover
• obscure
• rebury
• reinter
• immure
• enshrine
• inurn

Dissimilar Words

• unearth
• exhume
• disinter
• burn
• display
• bare
• show
• reveal
• cremate
• exhibit
• expose
• disclose
• discover
• uncoffin

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of coffin

Noun

As Diana’s coffin passed by the queen on September 6, the day of her funeral, the monarch—who bows to no one—bowed her head deeply for the Princess of Wales in a sign of respect for Diana and her life tragically cut short. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 28 July 2026

The county told the court that labels may have fallen off containers of remains, remains may have spilled due to shifting soil or water may have leaked into the coffin, according to Zepeda-Lara. — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 26 July 2026

Israelis fear Iranian control of the strait will be a nail in the coffin of keeping Iran’s ambitions for a nuclear weapon at bay. — Ron Kampeas, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2026

The challenge was unofficially posed by rival magician Rahman Bey, who, on July 21, 1926, spent an hour locked in a coffin partially submerged underwater. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026