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

Prosecutors said that a confrontation developed between Levi and some of the villagers who had gathered to stop the backhoe by throwing stones. — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 6 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

But as any soap fan — and many of the actors themselves — will tell you, such roles weren’t just stepping stones. — Dylan Kickham, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Aug. 2026

Arrange some small, flat stones around the puddle to give the butterflies a place to land, and then add enough water to moisten or wet the sand. — Joan Morris, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026

Commercial shower brands made for stones are best for these, so as not to damage the stone. — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2026

And how about the stones on Cheryl giving Sophie Cunningham a lecture before the game? — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026

While the violent mobs who hurled stones at marchers in 1966 are long gone, civil rights advocates say their demands remained strikingly familiar and that the threat to democracy has not disappeared. — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

Central to the collection is the brand’s Éclat de Joie star, a multifaceted motif rendered in diamonds and natural stones including malachite, mother-of-pearl and onyx. — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 27 July 2026