Synonyms of corpus

corpus

noun

ˈkȯr-pəs 

1

as in output

the complete works of an author

Jane Austen's corpus is modest in number but magnificent in achievement

Synonyms & Similar Words

• output
• oeuvre
• canon

2

as in corpse

a dead body

international conventions requiring that the corpus of the enemy combatant be treated with respect and dignity

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of corpus

In Fan’s case, the transfer to Tulsa came just as Hasse was preparing to argue a habeas corpus petition before a Sequoyah County judge. —Ben Fenwick, Oklahoma Watch, 13 Feb. 2026

Companies profiting from Wikipedia’s corpus should pay for access through legitimate channels like Wikimedia Enterprise, rather than scraping servers or relying on data dumps that strain infrastructure without contributing to maintenance. —IEEE Spectrum, 30 Jan. 2026

Feldman had been asked whether his corpus of work, with its brooding slowness and trembling softness, had something to do with Jewish mourning in the wake of the Holocaust. —Alex Ross, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026

When meeting intelligence flows into the same corpus as everything else, its signals become amplified. —Awaneesh Verma, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2026