as in grave
a final resting place for a dead person
explored the historic graveyard and saw tombs that dated back two centuries
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
as in to bury
to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea
Forest Lawn is where many of Tinseltown's immortals are tombed for all eternity
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of tomb
Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
Baki’s tomb had a long, hall-like courtyard, with a second courtyard leading to the entrance of the tomb.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2025
Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
See All Example Sentences for tomb
Noun
Archaeologists have uncovered a tomb belonging to an ancient Egyptian prince concealed behind a massive false granite door in the Saqqara necropolis, south of Cairo.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
Baki’s tomb had a long, hall-like courtyard, with a second courtyard leading to the entrance of the tomb.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2025
Verb
In order to become proper Chinese third graders—to go all the way from Heaven to tomb—Natasha and Ariel needed to memorize a total of sixteen hundred characters.
—Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
See All Example Sentences for tomb
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tomb
Noun
-
Look at the man in the brown mackintosh standing at Paddy Dignam’s grave in Glasnevin Cemetery.—
Benjamin Hale
June 23,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
-
Brandt, whose research into Fifield stemmed from just a few sentences about her in a notebook on the Fifield family history from Brandt’s late father, laid two wreaths, one on Dr. Fifield’s grave and one for the entire family.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2025
Verb
-
The impact of those bombs is buried under a mountain of rubble in Iran; so anyone who says the bombs were not devastating is just trying to undermine the President and the successful mission.—
Sonam Sheth
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
-
So rather than bury them behind clunky steps and legalese, bring them forward with clarity and care.—
Sal Rehmetullah,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
Noun
-
When her father dies suddenly during a trip to Pakistan, Azra is pulled back to her ancestral home for the burial and into a journey through memory, identity, and reconciliation.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
20 June 2025
-
They were positively identified in 2023 and returned to his family in October 2024 for burial in Elgin.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2025
Verb
-
Like yesterday, and the days before, she is interred in the ground up to her waist, the afterthought of some unnamed apocalypse.—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
22 June 2025
-
The remains were interred in 1948 at the Normandy American Cemetery.—
Brett Barrouquere,
Arkansas Online,
26 May 2025
Noun
-
The surrounding historic cemetery is a place for quiet reflection.—
Erin Gifford,
Southern Living,
20 June 2025
-
His experience in the cemetery that day has now become inextricably intertwined with his own burgeoning sexuality, just as his and Wilder’s sweat became one in the shirt that led to this moment.—
David Opie,
IndieWire,
17 June 2025
Noun
-
The Enclave, Buick’s large, three-row crossover, has been redesigned for 2018, allowing the automaker to finally place its predecessor in a sepulchre and seal the entrance.—
Al Haas,
Philly.com,
28 June 2018
-
The Garden Tomb, is believed by many to be the garden and sepulchre of Joseph of Arimathea, and therefore a possible site of the resurrection of Jesus.—
Joe Yudin,
Town & Country,
5 Oct. 2016
Cite this Entry
“Tomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tomb. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share