Synonyms of gravestone

gravestone

noun

ˈgrāv-ˌstōn 

as in tombstone

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 & Similar Words

• tombstone
• monument
• stone
• plaque
• headstone
• marker
• cross
• tomb
• memorial
• obelisk
• tablet
• burial
• pillar
• shrine
• table
• monolith
• sepulchre
• sepulture

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gravestone

The search was hampered by the fact that Horan’s gravestone, like many at Blake Street, had eroded to the point that it could no longer be identified. — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026

One shows the Oscar standing beside her dark granite gravestone. — Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

An online fundraiser for Moore’s memorial describes him only as a 30-year-old man and includes pictures of his posing with animals and near his mother’s gravestone. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 16 June 2026

Many of the gravestones in this makeshift cemetery have no full names, only the fighter's nom de guerre, because they were buried in the haste of war. — Emily Feng, NPR, 17 May 2026