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headstone

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of headstone

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

many of the headstones were for children who had died during the influenza epidemic

Synonyms of headstone

gravestone, monument, stone, tombstone

Words Related to headstone

cross, marker, plaque, table, tablet

monolith, obelisk, pillar

memorial, shrine

burial, sepulchre (or sepulcher), sepulture, tomb

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