Synonyms of memorials

memorials

noun

plural of memorial

as in reminders

something that serves to keep alive the memory of a person or event

the Vietnam War Memorial is a starkly beautiful testimonial to the bravery of the soldiers who served in Vietnam

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reminders
• relics
• monuments
• souvenirs
• mementos
• tributes
• commemoratives
• keepsakes
• tokens
• remembrances
• landmarks
• testimonials
• cairns
• markers
• memorabilias
• vestiges
• cenotaphs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of memorials

Upkeep of national memorials should be an automatic government function without expectation of any compensation, monetary or in the form of adding one’s name to the building. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026

These memorials often emphasize Catto because of his civil rights and voting rights advocacy. — Timothy Welbeck, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026

When Martinez, who was widely considered an ambassador and pioneer of Garifuna music, died in March 2025, tribute concerts and music memorials abounded. — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026

The day is often marked by protests against memorials to Christopher Columbus, for environmental justice, for the return of Indigenous lands and in honor of missing and murdered Indigenous women. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026

The highway running parallel to Gaza, where militants gunned down people trying to flee, is dotted with memorials. — Cara Anna, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Jerusalem — Three years to the minute after the start of the deadliest single day in Israel’s history, the country marked the somber occasion with a series of ceremonies, memorials and protests at more than 400 locations. — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026

This is Erika Kirk’s life now—traveling across the country as her husband’s proxy at Turning Point, speaking at events that double as memorials, where supporters come to grieve with her. — Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026

In the days after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, makeshift memorials started to appear around the perimeter of Ground Zero and at sites around the world associated with the United States. — Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026