Synonyms of graveyard
15 similar words
Another word for graveyard is cemetery. Other synonyms of graveyard are churchyard.
Synonyms and similar words for graveyard
nounA tract of land in which the dead are buried.
- boneyard informalA graveyard.
- Boot Hill US, informal
- burial groundA cemetery or graveyard.
- camposantoA burial place or cemetery, in Italian- or Spanish-speaking regions.
- cemeteryA place where the dead are buried; a graveyard or memorial park.
- 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.
- kirkyard ScotlandA churchyard, especially one in Scotland.
- lichyard literaryA graveyard.
- marble orchard slangA cemetery.
- memorial park USA cemetery.
- urupaIn Māori culture, a burial ground.
nounSynonym of suicide (“beverage combining all available flavors at a soda fountain”).
- suicideA beverage combining all available flavors at a soda fountain.
Meaning of graveyard
- noun A tract of land in which the dead are buried.
- noun A final storage place for collections of things that are no longer useful or useable.
- noun The discard pile, in some trading card games.
graveyard in other languages
Questions about synonyms of graveyard
- What is another word for graveyard?
- Graveyard has 15 synonyms on Word.ws, such as cemetery and churchyard.
- What does graveyard mean?
- Graveyard means a tract of land in which the dead are buried.
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