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gravestone

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of gravestone

a shaped stone laid over or erected near a grave and usually bearing an inscription to identify and preserve the memory of the deceased

we love to tour old cemeteries and read the hauntingly poetic inscriptions on the gravestones

Synonyms of gravestone

headstone, monument, stone, tombstone

Words Related to gravestone

cross, marker, plaque, table, tablet

monolith, obelisk, pillar

memorial, shrine

burial, sepulchre (or sepulcher), sepulture, tomb

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