Synonyms of stones

stones 1 of 2

noun

plural of stone

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

an engraved stone identified the grave as that of a man who had died in the Influenza Epidemic of 1918-19

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

stones

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of stone

as in sharpens

to make sharp or sharper

the diorama showed a villager stoning a scythe

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sharpens
• edges
• grinds
• strops
• whets
• hones
• files

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• blunts
• dulls
• rounds
• polishes
• glosses
• smooths
• buffs
• burnishes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stones

Noun

The group located what appeared to be some foundational stones of a building where a descendant of the homesteaders said the blacksmith shop once stood. — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 13 Aug. 2026

The distinction made by Fawcett is particularly important in jewelry, where the most desirable stones and pieces can be decades or even centuries old. — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 13 Aug. 2026

But this is a 1913 cider mill built with the stones of a much older mill from the 1740s and is now on the National Register of Historic Places. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2026

Getting comfortable with an EV powertrain spinning road-bias AT tires over loose stones and sticks was also quite an experience. — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 12 Aug. 2026

So many of those things were definitely stepping stones in building my business confidence. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026

Select low-maintenance plants that will fill in spaces between the stones. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 11 Aug. 2026

The women used small stones to carefully break apart each piece. — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

One day, al-Hatab Square will be old again, and its white stones will weather and match the gray ones beside them. — Lina Sergie Attar, Time, 6 Aug. 2026