graveyard

noun

grave·​yard ˈgrāv-ˌyärd 

1

: cemetery

2

: something resembling a graveyard

an automobile graveyard

Synonyms of graveyard

• cemetery

Examples of graveyard in a Sentence

reflecting the Quaker avoidance of personal vanity, the graveyard is not marked by so much as a single headstone

Recent Examples on the Web

Shirley was buried in a segregated graveyard under live oaks, on a bayou. —Jesmyn Ward, Vanity Fair, 21 Apr. 2026

Homes, businesses, even a graveyard are being razed across Kabul to make way for road construction. —ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026

Both Syamsiah's parents and grandparents are buried in the village's graveyard. —Niken Sitoningrum, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026

The exhaustion was already setting in last year when thieves broke into the property, taking and damaging more than a dozen headstones from the graveyard, which is the final resting place for hundreds of veterans, including several Union soldiers from the Civil War. —Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1761, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing graveyard

• graveyard shift
• whistle past the graveyard

Rhymes for graveyard

• bodyguard
• boulevard
• disregard
• asgard
• backyard
• barnyard
• blackguard
• bombard
• brickyard
• canard
• churchyard
• coastguard

Kids Definition

graveyard

noun

grave·​yard -ˌyärd 

: cemetery