Synonyms of corpses

corpses

noun

plural of corpse

as in carcasses

a dead body

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• carcasses
• relics
• stiffs
• cadavers
• remains
• bones
• corses
• ashes
• mummies
• corpora
• deceased
• decedents
• carnages
• carrions

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of corpses

Morgues were at capacity, so corpses had been laid in a parking lot, then moved to a seaport, where the stench of death hung heavy. — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Kathleen insists that Lukas was likely incinerated, along with all of the other corpses that piled up in the Down Deep during the rebellion. — Noel Murray, Vulture, 17 July 2026

Rogan suggested that his guest should hurry up with Iran-war negotiations and get on with the real business of the government, such as finding out whether the government is secretly hoarding extraterrestrial corpses. — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026

Private equity profits by killing companies to sell their corpses. — Robert Niles, Oc Register, 7 July 2026

The family’s ordeal worsened Sunday when her brother-in-law found the body of his mother, Rosa María Díaz de Rodríguez, among a pile of corpses. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 29 June 2026

The men escape, but their frantic exit leads them through the gruesome Terminus food-supply dungeon, where fresh corpses hang on meathooks. — Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026

One union was sealed by Satanic rite, alongside a pit of corpses. — Judy Berman, Time, 27 May 2026

The Medical Services Directorate managed the network of military hospitals used to house detainees, process corpses, and record deaths. — Amer Matar, The Dial, 26 May 2026