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

As the squabbling continued, the others abandoned the arduous endeavor one by one, leaving Charlie to drag his father’s corpse through the rain alone. — Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026

Most dramatically, five of the bodies were hung on a highway bridge, their half-nude corpses displaying signs of torture — a macabre display that recalled the worst days of the Mexican drug wars. — Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026

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

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