Synonyms of corpse

corpse

noun

ˈkȯrps 

as in carcass

a dead body

the startling discovery of a corpse required a call to the police

Synonyms & Similar Words

• carcass
• remains
• cadaver
• relics
• bones
• stiff
• corpus
• ashes
• corse
• deceased
• carrion
• mummy
• carnage
• decedent

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of corpse

Ill winds, however, force his return all too soon — as one of many corpses washed ashore from a shipwreck. — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 26 July 2026

Katrina was charged with murder, conspiracy to commit murder, false informing and failure to report a corpse, while Hopkins was also charged with murder, conspiracy to commit murder and failure to report a corpse. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026

Young orcas then gobbled up fish fragments that drifted through the water as their elders tore into what was left of the sunfish’s corpse. — Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 23 July 2026

To hide the deed, Colt cleaned up the blood, stripped the corpse, and stuffed it into a large wooden crate in the room. — Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026