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cemetery

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of cemetery

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 of cemetery

boneyard, God's acre, graveyard, memorial park, necropolis, potterʼs field
Words Related to cemetery

catacombs, churchyard

crypt, grave, mausoleum, sepulchre (or sepulcher), sepulture, tomb, vault

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