Synonyms of relics

relics

noun

plural of relic

as in corpse

a dead body

though it is believed that missionary died in New Guinea, his relics have never been found

Synonyms & Similar Words

• corpse
• remains
• carcass
• bones
• corpus
• stiff
• ashes
• cadaver
• corse
• deceased
• carnage
• mummy
• decedent
• carrion

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of relics

College football artifacts and trophies were replaced with relics of the dimensional life of Godfrey, best known in Georgia as DeKalb County’s winningest football coach and the coach at Southwest DeKalb from 1983-2012. — Jack Leo, AJC.com, 20 Sep. 2026

People in the Tri-State Area have the chance to get an up-close look at the relics of a saint. — Allen Devlin, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2026

The United States has repatriated a total of 58 cultural relics, artworks, and fossils to China. — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026

In one glass case sits a face shield, a vaccine vial and a large bottle of hand sanitizer — already considered relics of another time. — Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026

The ancient container was discovered among other relics at an underwater site on Old Earth by a team of worker bots. — Jim Greer, SPIN, 3 Sep. 2026

Ospreay walked through relics from the past and present backstage, including Michael Oku, Swerve Strickland, Ricochet, Kyle Fletcher, his wife Alex Windsor and finally Jon Moxley, who gave Ospreay the flag of London. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Simonian is believed to have smuggled Egyptian relics to institutions that include the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Louvre Abu Dhabi for a collective sum of $64 million. — News Desk, Artforum, 26 Aug. 2026

In Freeport, Allen has built the Bahamas Maritime Museum, where relics are cataloged, conserved, and displayed, creating local jobs and drawing tourists. — Brett Berk, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2026