Synonyms of gravestones

gravestones

noun

plural of gravestone

as in tombstones

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

• tombstones
• monuments
• stones
• headstones
• plaques
• markers
• crosses
• tombs
• obelisks
• memorials
• tablets
• monoliths
• pillars
• shrines
• tables
• burials
• sepulchres
• sepultures

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gravestones

Haunted Mansion props on the parade floats will include the conservatory casket, cryptic gravestones, gargoyle candleholders, watchful busts, haunted armor and stretching room portraits. — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2026

Almost like gravestones etched with the years of a life, they were marked with the diameter of the trees that had once stood there. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Artists and photographers regularly capture it, and Heicher says there are even gravestones in local cemeteries with images of the bridge etched into them. — Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

Many of the gravestones were moved to Alder Brook and West Cemetery and remain there today. — Sarah Kyrcz, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2026

Swapping gravestones for fieldstones That trend — along with a desire to improve deathcare — led Connell to partner with Ed Bixby, owner of Steelmantown Church in New Jersey, which operates several green cemeteries nationwide. — Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 18 May 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

On the paths between gravestones are colored footprints, as if left by cartoon characters. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026

The tornado ripped off roofs, flattened trees and toppled gravestones at the Belton Cemetery. — Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2026