Synonyms of mausoleum

mausoleum

noun

as in monument

a stone building with places for the dead bodies of several people or the body of an important person

The cemetery has many mausoleums for some of the cites most notable families.

Related Words

• monument
• tomb
• grave
• memorial
• cathedral
• tower
• palace
• crypt
• edifice
• vault
• sepulcher
• chamber
• structure
• construction
• hall
• erection
• mansion
• château
• castle
• villa
• manor
• manor house
• estate
• hacienda
• showplace
• countryseat

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mausoleum

The ceremony, coordinated by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3173 and the American Legion Post 72, will be held in front of the community mausoleum. — Heather McRea, Oc Register, 20 May 2026

This month, the hospital granted rare access to reporters from the Associated Press, allowing them into rooms that lie on either side of the centerpiece of Les Invalides, a soaring mausoleum that holds Napoleon’s sarcophagus. — Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026

The last time a team in this market intentionally took a major step back (in their case, for payroll purposes), the Marlins lost any traction for attendance, now playing nightly in a mausoleum. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026

Part of his audio archive has become a mausoleum to past lives. — Heather Abbott, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026