Thesaurus results for MONUMENTS

monuments

noun

plural of monument

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 the Quakers disapproved of monuments, regarding them as idolatrous, so thousands of Nantucketers spend their eternal rest in complete anonymity

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

as in reminders

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 & Similar Words

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of monuments Details throughout the building also pay homage to Pericles, the great Athenian general who was instrumental in the building of the Parthenon and other monuments in the city and whose name graces the street where the hotel is located. —

Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2026 About 2 miles north on Central, though, stand more quiet monuments, testaments to Native American resistance and resilience. —

Rebecca 'becca' Dyer, AZCentral.com, 5 Mar. 2026 The statue stood at Dallas Love Field airport for nearly 60 years before it was removed in June 2020, days after George Floyd’s killing sparked nationwide protests and prompted the reassessment of monuments across Texas and the country. —

Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026 In Brunswick, Brunswick Old Town Tours introduces visitors to the Historic District, the Old Town Residential District, and the monuments, buildings, and stories that are unique to this port city. —

Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2026 At over one mile wide, it is so densely punctuated by the monuments, houses, and collections that give Paris its alluring gravity that simply to queue up for chocolat chaud is to be immersed in its legacy. —

Lacey Minot, Air Mail, 28 Feb. 2026 The bill’s language would exclude celebrations of state and federal holidays or construction and maintenance of national memorials and monuments, which are designated by Congress. —

Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026 The 23-acre Concord campus is covered in red brick buildings, monuments to its former glory. —

Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2026 Advances in high-strength concrete, wind-resistant structural systems, and high-speed elevators have made vertical growth more feasible than ever, while mixed-use programming ensures that supertall buildings function as dense urban ecosystems rather than isolated monuments. —

Karina Acharya, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for monuments

Noun

In 1975, the museum purchased his work Georgia Gate, a structure of fluidly bent pine staves inspired by photos of Georgia tombstones the artist saw in musicologist Marshall Stearns’s 1970 book The Story of Jazz.

— News Desk, Artforum, 8 Mar. 2026
Last year, the City Council approved an ordinance to offer rewards for information involving theft of city plaques, tombstones, statues, light standards, and copper wire, and theft of metals linked to the Sixth Street Bridge.

— City News Service, Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026