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

The museum board is currently raising funds for headstones to mark the graves of Strother’s family members. — Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026

After days of cleaning graves and decorating headstones with marigolds, the cemetery here in San Andrés Mixquic is filled with the scent of copal incense and burning candles. — Rocio Muñoz Ledo, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2026

Abrams focuses on 18th and 19th century headstones in remote yet picturesque graveyards in Vermont, and her viewers are drawn to her deep dives into the past that also touch on the dark nature of death and spirits. — Kimberlee Kruesi, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

George Horn, 36, of Dundalk, admitted to spray-painting swastikas and other symbols on multiple headstones at Ohr Knesseth Israel Anshe Sfard Cemetery in July 2023. — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

Surnames like McKenzie, Adams and Scribner make frequent appearances on headstones at the roughly 600-grave cemetery, which is still allows burials of descendants of the town or people who live nearby. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2026

Others in group were skilled at straightening delicate headstones in a way that prevents damage, said former American Legion Auxiliary National President Lisa Williamson. — Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Aug. 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