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

Alexander’s sentiment was shared by the Mellon Foundation’s leaders, who commissioned a study on the nation’s commemorative works that found, among other things, that 50% of monuments were in honor of people who owned other people. — Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

All three of the sneakrs come in a special box with an illustrated map that adds even more local monuments, as well as insole bearing the same graphic. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2026

The final stop on the circuit is Karaman-Ata, where a seven-hectare necropolis stretches across a low, open plot of desert dotted with funerary monuments, some more than 1,000 years old. — Avantika Chaturvedi, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2026

Among the chief monuments investigated by the Czech mission are the tombs of a man called Sabu and his son Ptahshepses, both of whom were high-ranking officials associated with the cult of Ptah at Memphis. — Anne Doran For Artnews, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2026

Trump’s priorities as president seem to be lining his own pockets and building monuments to himself. — S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 28 Oct. 2026

City train stations were filled with decorative ornamentation, public art and monuments, and other luxurious touches. — James Folta, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026

The Washington Post on Tuesday also published an analysis of how the arch would cast shadows on thousands of military graves and several monuments in the cemetery. — Dan Diamond, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026

Under Burgum's 2025 campaign, signs, books, films and exhibits covering topics such as slavery, climate change and the massacre of Native Americans were flagged and removed from national parks and monuments nationwide. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026