Synonyms of tombs

tombs 1 of 2

noun

plural of tomb

as in graves

a final resting place for a dead person

explored the historic graveyard and saw tombs that dated back two centuries

Synonyms & Similar Words

• graves
• burials
• cemeteries
• sepulchres
• churchyards
• mausoleums
• graveyards
• vaults
• catacombs
• crypts
• columbaria
• sepultures
• tumuli
• charnels
• barrows
• mounds
• potter's fields

tombs

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verb

present tense third-person singular of tomb

as in inters

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

• inters
• buries
• entombs
• hearses
• hides
• puts away
• inhumes
• lays
• shields
• immures
• coffins
• enshrines
• curtains
• shades
• conceals
• shrouds
• cloaks
• ensconces
• obscures
• enshrouds
• inurns
• covers
• reinters
• reburies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exhumes
• unearths
• disinters
• exhibits
• reveals
• displays
• shows
• burns
• cremates
• discloses
• exposes
• discovers
• bares
• uncoffins

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tombs

Noun

Preliminary explorations indicate these burials were looted in antiquity; passages linking them are thought to have been made by ancient robbers moving between the tombs. — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 31 Aug. 2026

In July 2025, utility workers excavating trenches to expand an underground gas network in Peru's capital unearthed two pre-Incan tombs that were over 1,000 years old. — CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

There has been prior research on the reuse of tombs in Thebes. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026

Archaeologists have uncovered tombs, theaters, baths, stadiums, and other remnants of the city, which was inhabited for more than 1,000 years. — Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Visitors can view artifacts that museum officials say offer a rare look at discoveries from ancient Egypt, including objects unearthed by archaeologists and items made of gold from tombs. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

Linn said there's anything from dogs associated with deities like Hecate, to dogs found in Mycenaean tombs. — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 24 July 2026

The wife of King James II of Aragon, Elisenda, founded the monastery in 1326 — and to mark its 700th anniversary, researchers wrapped up a multidisciplinary investigation into its medieval tombs. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026

The ad’s most provocative image was of American soldiers’ tombs at the Arlington National Cemetery. — Harry Booth, Time, 17 July 2026