Synonyms of cemetery

cemetery

noun

ˈse-mə-ˌter-ē 

as in graveyard

a piece of land used for burying the dead

many of the soldiers who died in the battle are buried in a cemetery nearby

Synonyms & Similar Words

• graveyard
• churchyard
• mausoleum
• tomb
• necropolis
• boneyard
• memorial park
• catacombs
• potter's field
• God's acre
• grave
• crypt
• vault
• sepulchre
• sepulture

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cemetery

Law enforcement are searching for a Viking statue stolen from a gravestone in a cemetery on the shores of Minnesota's Lake Mille Lacs. — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

See black cats, a pumpkin patch, plenty of skeletons, a witch coven, a cemetery scene and an inflatable clown towering over the yard. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

In the United States, cemeteries were among the country’s first public parks where communities could come together, Abrams said. — Kimberlee Kruesi, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

Both hold court at the cemetery next door to Easton Baptist at the intersection of routes 59 and 136. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026