Synonyms of graves

graves 1 of 2

noun

plural of grave

1

as in tombs

a final resting place for a dead person

the forlorn boy put flowers on his mother's grave

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tombs
• cemeteries
• burials
• sepulchres
• churchyards
• graveyards
• mausoleums
• vaults
• crypts
• catacombs
• columbaria
• sepultures
• tumuli
• barrows
• mounds
• charnels
• potter's fields

2

as in deaths

the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities

a rock star who found his early grave in a plane crash

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deaths
• fates
• demises
• passings
• curtains
• deceases
• dooms
• passages
• sleeps
• dissolutions
• suicides
• exits
• expirations
• ends
• ruins
• fatalities
• assassinations
• casualties
• great divides
• quietuses
• destructions
• martyrdoms
• killings
• endings
• expiries
• executions
• massacres
• exterminations
• annihilations
• slaughters
• self-slaughters
• self-murders
• self-destructions

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• births
• lives
• existences
• nativities
• creations
• rises
• originations
• geneses

graves

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of grave

as in etches

to cut (as letters or designs) on a hard surface

the doomed climber graved his initials into the rock face

Synonyms & Similar Words

• etches
• engraves
• inscribes
• traces
• sculpts
• carves
• incises
• sculptures
• insculps
• chisels
• indents
• grooves
• notches
• affixes
• scores
• chases
• impresses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of graves

Noun

Multiple speakers, including some with family members in the cemetery, cited a Washington Post analysis that the arch would cast shadows on thousands of graves. — Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026

The subsequent police operation exposed hundreds of shallow graves, with a soaring death toll that required a pause in excavations as local morgues ran out of space. — CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026

The televangelist, now 53, was arrested in April 2023 after at least 400 people, mostly members of his Good News International Church, were found buried in shallow graves in the Shakahola Forest in Kenya’s coastal region. — Rael Ombuor, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2026

The museum board is currently raising funds for headstones to mark the graves of Strother’s family members. — Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026

The ghosts in my novel have been buried in the wrong graves and have forgotten their names. — Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026

The Kinest’e Community Coalition, composed of Lincoln and other tribal members and their allies, continues its fight to not only have a say in the project but also to reroute the trail to protect sacred sites, including graves. — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Walk past a guard wolf to see a potion brewing, a spidery scenario in the yard, gothic graves, a skeletal spot in one corner and plenty of gore on the porch. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

Cleaning graves grew in popularity during the pandemic The trend was particularly popular during the COVID-19 pandemic as people searched for safe hobbies, finding connections over death during a pandemic. — Kimberlee Kruesi, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

Verb

The three graves date to Late Antiquity and were concentrated within just a few square meters, according to Inrap. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2026

In one cemetery, families of deceased cartel operatives erected graves the size of suburban homes. — Kevin Sieff, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026

Aprendi no que consiste o verdadeiro alimento há muitos anos, quando tive problemas estomacais tão graves que só conseguia reter os alimentos mais básicos. — Blithe Holcomb Hogan, Christian Science Monitor, 8 July 2026

Las acciones de Google son especialmente insensibles y graves ante el cierre administrativo temporal del gobierno (shutdown), ignorando las peticiones de funcionarios gubernamentales y organizaciones hispanas que les solicitaron mantener la programación de Univision en el paquete principal. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025