as in cemetery
a piece of land used for burying the dead
an ancient necropolis that has given archaeologists valuable insights into how people once lived and died
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Surrounded by lovely countryside and located near the coast, Paestum also features the National Archaeological Museum, which houses funerary items, pots, etc found in the town, in the nearby necropolises and at the sanctuary dedicated to Hera.
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Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
In the 1920s, archaeologists excavating the necropolis of Deir el-Bahri near Luxor, Egypt, found many broken statues of the ancient Egyptian queen Hatshepsut—one of the civilization’s few female pharaohs.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025
After the Entrada, there are traces of Teotihuacan’s presence all over Tikal, from royal burials in a necropolis to distinctly Mexican architecture mixed with Maya elements in a complex of residential and ceremonial buildings near the heart of the city.
—ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
The sculptures part of this collection include ones that have come from sanctuaries, necropolises as well as public buildings in Attica, Eastern Sterea Ellada, the Peloponnese and the Aegean Islands, according to the source.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 15 Oct. 2024
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Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
In the 1920s, archaeologists excavating the necropolis of Deir el-Bahri near Luxor, Egypt, found many broken statues of the ancient Egyptian queen Hatshepsut—one of the civilization’s few female pharaohs.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025
After the Entrada, there are traces of Teotihuacan’s presence all over Tikal, from royal burials in a necropolis to distinctly Mexican architecture mixed with Maya elements in a complex of residential and ceremonial buildings near the heart of the city.
—ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
The sculptures part of this collection include ones that have come from sanctuaries, necropolises as well as public buildings in Attica, Eastern Sterea Ellada, the Peloponnese and the Aegean Islands, according to the source.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 15 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for necropolis
Noun
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The cemetery was divided in two by a windbreak of giant elms.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Palestinians living nearby said remains exhumed during the search were left exposed in the cemetery without reburial.—
Sam Metz,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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These trees, this graveyard, her walk among them mocked that memory.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Alice, who often visited Charlotte's resting place, also knew about Jack and Rachel's secret trysts near the graveyard.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Necropolis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/necropolis. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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