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

Archival records showed that modern state officials had known about the existence of cemetery for decades but had done nothing to restore it or memorialize the children. — Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026

There are cases of Jewish corpses being abused on their way to the cemetery; and even one instance of a father watching as his son was stabbed to death in the street. — Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026

Surnames like McKenzie, Adams and Scribner make frequent appearances on headstones at the roughly 600-grave cemetery, which is still allows burials of descendants of the town or people who live nearby. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2026

Ewa Mroczkowska’s production design also turns dewy embankments, decadent interiors, and sunrises over cemeteries into visions of storybook-like decay. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026