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monument

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of monument

1 a shaped stone laid over or erected near a grave and usually bearing an inscription to identify and preserve the memory of the deceased
  • The Quakers disapproved of monuments, regarding them as idolatrous, so thousands of Nantucketers spend their eternal rest in complete anonymity.
Synonyms of monument

gravestone, headstone, stone, tombstone
Words Related to monument

cross, marker, plaque, table, tablet

monolith, obelisk, pillar

memorial, shrine

burial, sepulchre (or sepulcher), sepulture, tomb
2 something that serves to keep alive the memory of a person or event
  • a moving monument to the great war and a tribute to the untold millions who died in it
Synonyms of monument

commemorative, keepsake, memento, memorial, remembrance, reminder, souvenir, token
Words Related to monument

memorabilia

relic, vestige

cairn, landmark, marker

testimonial, tribute

cenotaph

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