Synonyms and antonyms of Graves, tombs and burial places in British Thesaurus

barrow (noun)

a large pile of earth over an ancient grave where one or more people are buried

burial ground (noun)

a place where dead people are buried, especially an ancient place

cemetery (noun)

an area of ground where dead people are buried

churchyard (noun)

the area of land around a church where dead people are buried

dolmen (noun)

an ancient stone structure consisting of a large flat stone on top of two or more upright ones, built above the place where someone was buried

grave (noun)

the place where a dead body is buried in a deep hole in the ground. A tomb is a structure above the ground that contains a dead body

graveside (noun)

the area beside a grave where someone is buried

gravestone (noun)

a stone by a grave that shows the name of the person buried there and the dates when they were born and died

graveyard (noun)

an area of land where dead people are buried, usually around a church

headstone (noun)

a piece of stone with a name and dates on it that marks a grave (=place where a dead person is buried)

in memoriam (preposition)

in memory of someone who has died. This expression is used especially on a gravestone.

in memory of someone ()

in honour of someone who has died, so that people will remember them

mausoleum (noun)

a large impressive tomb (=stone structure in which someone is buried)

necropolis (noun)

a large place in a city where dead people were buried in the past

plot (noun)

a small piece of land in a cemetery where you are buried when you die

resting place (noun)

formal the place where someone is buried

RIP (abbreviation)

Rest in Peace: used on gravestones

sepulchre (noun)

old-fashioned a place made of stone in which dead people are buried

tomb (noun)

a grave where a dead person is buried, especially one consisting of a large stone structure

tombstone (noun)

a large stone with someone’s name and their birth date and death date on it that is put over the place where they are buried

tumulus (noun)

a large pile of earth put over a place where someone was buried in ancient times