Synonyms of monuments

monuments

noun

plural of monument

1

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

• tombstones
• stones
• plaques
• gravestones
• headstones
• markers
• tombs
• obelisks
• crosses
• memorials
• shrines
• monoliths
• tablets
• pillars
• tables
• burials
• sepulchres
• sepultures

2

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

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of monuments

All over the globe, whether in distant seaports, capitals, mega-cities, villages, town squares, or central parks, prominent monuments to various individuals from history are featured. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 July 2026

Visitors can also learn about the cemetery’s historic monuments, artistic stone carvings and the preservation efforts that help protect the important cultural resource. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026

The American experiment is not preserved only in speeches or monuments. — Phil Kafarakis, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

While buildings and monuments safeguard the past, McGee believes the future of Kansas City jazz ultimately rests with the musicians themselves. — J.m. Banks june 29, Kansas City Star, 29 June 2026

Within a few years of Euromaidan, the Ukrainian government had outlawed Soviet symbols, including monuments to Lenin. — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 29 June 2026

The workshop gave us, among other monuments to subtlety, the great Galerie des Glaces in the Palace of Versailles, which contains three hundred and sixty-seven mirrors, stretching eighty yards. — Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

Roman monuments in Arles and Avignon balance against village visits and vineyard tours. — Condé Nast Traveler, 25 June 2026

The sculptor has designed giant dinosaurs and monuments to his country’s independence heroes in Cutral Co, an oil-producing town that has never attracted nearly as much attention as other Patagonian communities surrounded by picturesque lakes and mountains. — ABC News, 23 June 2026