Synonyms of headstones

headstones

noun

plural of headstone

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

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of headstones

There are two headstones near the entrance to the cemetery, but those are for dogs buried in 1972. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026

Cervantes told her the cemetery had identified roughly 15 questionable headstones overall. — Sara MacHi, CBS News, 29 July 2026

For more than a century, Anna Horan’s gravesite was one of the thousands marked by squat, featureless headstones arranged in uneven rows along the hillside in New Haven’s Blake Street Cemetery. — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026

Hudspeth and other volunteers took over the cleanup by picking up leaves and fallen branches and cleaning broken and toppled headstones. — Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2026

Dozens of mourners attended a memorial service in western Belgium on Wednesday during which six new white marble headstones were dedicated to the British soldiers whose remains were recently identified through the use of archival research and DNA analysis. — ABC News, 10 June 2026

Stroll through the grounds for free and admire the intricate headstones and mausoleums. — Krista Simmons, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2026

In 1948, the Army named the regiment as its official ceremonial unit and since then The Old Guard, along with some participants from other branches of the military, has annually placed flags at soldiers' headstones. — Mike Snider, USA Today, 23 May 2026