gravestone

noun

grave·​stone ˈgrāv-ˌstōn 

: a burial monument

Synonyms of gravestone

• tombstone
• monument

Examples of gravestone in a Sentence

we love to tour old cemeteries and read the hauntingly poetic inscriptions on the gravestones

Recent Examples on the Web

Haunted Mansion props on the parade floats will include the conservatory casket, cryptic gravestones, gargoyle candleholders, watchful busts, haunted armor and stretching room portraits. — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2026

Almost like gravestones etched with the years of a life, they were marked with the diameter of the trees that had once stood there. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Artists and photographers regularly capture it, and Heicher says there are even gravestones in local cemeteries with images of the bridge etched into them. — Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

His name was carved on the same gravestone as Leslie’s, on a shady plot near the sea, but his ashes were scattered somewhere far from her bones. — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for gravestone

• acetone
• anglophone
• baritone
• bourguignon
• buspirone
• chaperon
• chaperone
• cobblestone
• collarbone
• cornerstone
• cortisone
• dictaphone

Kids Definition

gravestone

noun

grave·​stone ˈgrāv-ˌstōn 

: a burial monument