Synonyms of monument

monument

noun

ˈmän-yə-mənt 

1

as in tombstone

a shaped stone laid over or erected near a grave and usually bearing an inscription to identify and preserve the memory of the deceased

the Quakers disapproved of monuments, regarding them as idolatrous, so thousands of Nantucketers spend their eternal rest in complete anonymity

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tombstone
• stone
• plaque
• marker
• gravestone
• headstone
• cross
• tomb
• memorial
• obelisk
• shrine
• pillar
• tablet
• burial
• monolith
• table
• sepulchre
• sepulture

2

as in reminder

something that serves to keep alive the memory of a person or event

a moving monument to the great war and a tribute to the untold millions who died in it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reminder
• memorial
• souvenir
• tribute
• token
• commemorative
• memento
• remembrance
• relic
• keepsake
• landmark
• memorabilia
• marker
• vestige
• cairn
• testimonial
• cenotaph

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of monument

Qubbat Duris borrows its name from a 13th-century monument near Baalbek, in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, where fragments of Roman limestone sarcophagi are layered atop eight granite columns from centuries prior. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Presidents angled for monuments honoring their predecessors, not themselves. — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 28 Sep. 2026

Either way, it’s certifiably woven into the city’s subculture, much like a decades-old dive bar or public monument meeting point. — Joey Skladany, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2026

Critics contend that the 250-foot-tall monument, which would be nearly 100 feet taller than the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, would obstruct historic views and interfere with the privacy of military funerals at nearby Arlington National Cemetery. — Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Sep. 2026