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

Four of the mummified corpses also tested positive for alcohol, which likely came from drinking chicha, a beer made out of maize. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2026

The roach morgue under the dishwashing table held 11 roach corpses, and the one under racks of clean dishes held another 11. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026

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

The sheer number of corpses meant that traditional burial ceremonies were forgotten for a time, and mass unmarked grave sites were used outside the city walls. — Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026

However, new research suggests that these stellar corpses could glow in a range of colors including green, pink, cyan, yellow, and purple. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 15 Oct. 2026

But Holmes was later resurrected—his creator needed some fast cash, yes, but Britain wanted for good crime-solvers, to go by the glut of corpses and killers in Sleuth-hound. — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Stellar mass black holes are basically the corpses of dead stars. — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026