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

There were so many more cuts and footage to shoot and moving the Crypt Keeper around the set and interacting with living people instead of corpses. — Chaz Kangas, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

Two decades ago, as Colombia’s army fought powerful leftist guerrillas, soldiers killed around 7,000 civilians, dressing up and planting guns on the corpses to inflate enemy body counts, a tribunal later found. — New York Times, 30 Oct. 2026

Police say Lozano-Garita is facing multiple charges, including murder, criminal possession of a weapon, concealment of a human corpse and tampering with physical evidence. — Naveen Dhaliwal, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

The shallow grave kept the corpse concealed for nearly a week as the victim’s family frantically searched for her nearby. — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 27 Oct. 2026