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

The details of the bodies are documented and the graves numbered so that family members can return and reclaim them. — Bilal Shbeir, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

The graves are arranged on terraces identified with letters and demarcated with white stones to distinguish them from the rest of the cemetery. — Osmary Hernández, CNN Money, 7 July 2026

Sportman said disturbed graves are not necessarily common in Connecticut. — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026

Journal contributor Catherine Messier has a look at five significant Revolutionary War leaders from Rhode Island, as well as how to visit their graves. — Will Richmond, The Providence Journal, 3 July 2026

Investigators later conducted a second search warrant operation on June 23 that included excavating portions of the property for evidence of dogs buried in mass graves. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 30 June 2026

The ongoing concerns that a Gwinnett County church's fence may have been installed over graves have continued, with an archaeologist probing the ground on Tuesday to see what lies beneath. — Daniel Wilkerson, CBS News, 30 June 2026

The graves themselves Willie Hudspeth, 80, had not set foot on the grounds for nearly two years when neighboring property owners allowed him onto the site on a Saturday morning in May. — Kamal Morgan. Produced With Ai Assistance, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 June 2026

The others found in the clandestine graves were Kenyan nationals, La Jornada reported. — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026

Verb

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