casket

noun

cas·​ket ˈka-skət 

1

: a small chest or box (as for jewels)

2

: a usually fancy coffin

casket transitive verb

Synonyms of casket

• coffin
• tomb

Examples of casket in a Sentence

bought a beautiful casket when her grandmother died

a small casket of jewels

Recent Examples on the Web

When those caskets came off that plane? —Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Mar. 2026

On the first day of his public visitation, people lined up hours early to walk inside Rainbow PUSH and past Jackson’s casket at the front of the chapel. —Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026

Jackson's casket was then brought to his home for one last time to lie in state at the South Carolina Capitol on Monday. —Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026

After identification, the fallen, who were assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command from Des Moines, Iowa, are placed in a casket and transported to their final resting places. —Michael Dorgan , Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 7 Mar. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, perhaps modification of Middle French cassette

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for casket

• basket
• gasket
• mascot
• wastebasket

Kids Definition

casket

noun

cas·​ket ˈkas-kət 

1

: a small chest or box (as for jewels)

2

: coffin