Synonyms of graveyard

graveyard

noun

ˈgrāv-ˌyärd 

as in cemetery

a piece of land used for burying the dead

reflecting the Quaker avoidance of personal vanity, the graveyard is not marked by so much as a single headstone

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cemetery
• churchyard
• boneyard
• necropolis
• tomb
• memorial park
• mausoleum
• catacombs
• potter's field
• crypt
• God's acre
• vault
• grave
• sepulchre
• sepulture

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of graveyard

Meanwhile, vampires Spike and Angel are seen fighting in the graveyard, as fellow vampire Drusilla watches from the background. — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026

To retire them, the company plans to move many of them into a graveyard orbit, while others will be vaporized by burning up in Earth’s atmosphere during re-entry. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 9 July 2026

And then directly opposite, Mike is buried in a beautiful old graveyard near a 70-foot waterfall that’s in walking distance. — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 7 July 2026

The cemetery’s new board of directors has aspirations to turn the graveyard — the final resting place of the famous and not so famous — from decaying and overgrown to a future urban green space that would attract visitors. — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026