STONES Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of stone

as in tombstones

a shaped stone laid over or erected near a grave and usually bearing an inscription to identify and preserve the memory of the deceased an engraved stone identified the grave as that of a man who had died in the Influenza Epidemic of 1918-19

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verb

present tense third-person singular of stone

as in sharpens

to make sharp or sharper the diorama showed a villager stoning a scythe

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Recent Examples of stones

Noun

The set includes chandelier earrings a ring and two bracelets with different cuts of stones. —

Lisa Gutierrez may 18, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2026 The traditional dish is laplap, made by grating cassava or taro, mixing it with coconut milk, wrapping it in banana leaves and slow-cooking it over hot stones in an earthen oven. —

Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026 Rubies have long been called the king of gemstones, and these stones—chosen for their remarkable crystalline clarity—carry the kind of intensity collectors once only associated with the legendary Burmese rubies of decades past. —

Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 17 May 2026 Was it related to quarrying building stones? —

Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 16 May 2026 The freestanding statement piece is made of lightweight plastic that’s easy to move around, and it can also be weighted with sand or stones for extra sturdiness against the elements. —

Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2026 Lunar regolith, a loose agglomeration of volcanic ash, grit, stones and boulders, covers the moon to depths of perhaps 65 feet, topped by a thin layer of gritty, sharp volcanic dust. —

Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 11 May 2026 Pea gravel paired with stepping stones is a beautiful solution to this woe. —

Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 10 May 2026 Sterling silver, solid gold, and pieces with genuine stones, especially if they're signed or have a designer hallmark, can carry significant resale value. —

Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 10 May 2026

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Noun

Workmen are erecting identical marble tombstones.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
In 1975, the museum purchased his work Georgia Gate, a structure of fluidly bent pine staves inspired by photos of Georgia tombstones the artist saw in musicologist Marshall Stearns’s 1970 book The Story of Jazz.

— News Desk, Artforum, 8 Mar. 2026