Synonyms of caskets

caskets

noun

plural of casket

1

as in coffins

a boxlike container for holding a dead body

bought a beautiful casket when her grandmother died

Synonyms & Similar Words

• coffins
• tombs
• sarcophagi
• urns
• boxes
• biers
• vaults
• palls
• crypts
• sepulchres
• body bags
• charnels
• sepultures

2

as in bins

a covered rectangular container for storing or transporting things

a small casket of jewels

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bins
• boxes
• lockers
• trunks
• chests
• crates
• caddies
• cases
• coffins
• cartons
• vaults
• footlockers
• compartments
• strongboxes
• safes
• lockboxes
• coffers
• safe-deposit boxes
• sea chests
• caissons
• hatboxes
• snuffboxes
• bandboxes
• canteens
• jewel boxes
• hope chests
• tinderboxes
• minaudières

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of caskets

Iranian state media showed throngs of people gathered at Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, a large prayer complex in Tehran, visiting the family's caskets. — Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 6 July 2026

The caskets of his dead family members sat beneath Khamenei's, which had his black turban atop it, identifying him as a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad. — Nasser Karimi, Arkansas Online, 5 July 2026

The coffins were taken through the streets of Tehran on a roughly 12-hour journey to Mehrabad International Airport, where state television footage showed a truck approaching with the caskets. — ABC News, 5 July 2026

The caskets of his family members sat beneath Khamenei’s, which had his black turban atop it, identifying him as a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad. — Nasser Karimi, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026

One tier below were the caskets of four family members who were killed alongside Khamenei, including his 14-month-old granddaughter, according to IRNA. — Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 3 July 2026

Branwell’s coffin was carried from the house and placed next to the other family caskets. — Literary Hub, 12 May 2026

The Associated Press and USA Today reported that the churchgoers honored the children by wearing pink, purple and blue, visiting their white caskets with photos of each of the children — some alongside their favorite Disney characters — as well as praying and singing as a group. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026

Not far from the now empty home, stripped of the laughter and the innocent chaos of excited children that once filled every room and hallway with life, the three mothers, dressed in all white, sit side by side before the eight caskets. — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 10 May 2026