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Synonyms of cemetery

14 similar words

Another word for cemetery is graveyard. Other synonyms of cemetery are camposanto, gravestead and churchyard.

Synonyms and similar words for cemetery

nounA place where the dead are buried; a graveyard or memorial park.

  • boneyard informal
  • Boot Hill US, informalName used for many cemeteries in the American Old West; nickname for any cemetery.
  • burial groundA cemetery or graveyard.
  • camposantoA burial place or cemetery, in Italian- or Spanish-speaking regions.
  • churchyardA patch of land adjoining a church, often used as a graveyard.
  • crypt
  • God's acre poeticA Christian place of burial; a churchyard.
  • gravesteadThe place where a grave or graves are located; a grave; a burial ground; cemetery.
  • graveyardA tract of land in which the dead are buried.
  • kirkyard ScotlandA churchyard, especially one in Scotland.
  • lichyard literaryA graveyard.
  • marble orchard slangA cemetery.
  • memorial park USA cemetery.
  • urupaIn Māori culture, a burial ground.

Meaning of cemetery

  1. noun A place where the dead are buried; a graveyard or memorial park.

Full definition of cemetery

cemetery in other languages

Questions about synonyms of cemetery

What is another word for cemetery?
Cemetery has 14 synonyms on Word.ws, such as graveyard, camposanto, gravestead and churchyard.
What does cemetery mean?
Cemetery means a place where the dead are buried; a graveyard or memorial park.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cemetery (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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