MORTUARY Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

mortuary

adjective

ˈmȯr-chə-ˌwer-ē

Definition of mortuary

as in deadly

of, relating to, or suggestive of death the huge department store's mortuary atmosphere in its sad, last weeks of operation

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Recent Examples of mortuary Cole said her daughter hoped to attend Florida State University and study mortuary science. — Omari Daniels, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2022 Though the final product is well-suited for a mortuary, Braverman points out that the overall atmosphere could fit an array of spaces. — Kelsey Mulvey, House Beautiful, 31 Oct. 2022 The mortuary temples are important historical documents, providing information about the reigns of the pharaohs who built them. — Bob Brier, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2022 Nearby, Hatshepsut built a shrine to the goddess in her mortuary temple featuring four capital columns with the goddess' human face. — Lola Méndez, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2022 See All Example Sentences for mortuary

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For this argument Thomasine was jailed—stuffed into a damp, stinking, deadly stone cell crawling with rats and lice—to force her to change her beliefs.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Bands of heavy rain have been moving onshore from Delaware up to Massachusetts on Sunday amid a nor'easter that has turned deadly.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of deadly

Adjective

Stroud was pronounced dead in the Sam’s Club parking lot, according to Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s records.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2026
The state was dead last in the report’s affordability category, a ranking driven by housing costs.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of dead

Adjective

Mnemosyne tries to cheer him up by pointing out that the poet can show the permanent and divine in what is apparently transient and mortal.

— Max Norman, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Police then found his landlord’s body elsewhere in the house with mortal wounds.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of mortal

Adjective

The stairwell of the North Tower, or the five charred, spectral stories still standing, was being targeted for potential recoveries, and for good reason.

— Peter Wilkinson, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
The design uses spectral beam combining, which merges several fiber-laser beams into a single high-power output.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026

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