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Synonyms for catacomb

Most common

vault tomb crypt

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    An underground system of tunnels and chambers with recesses for graves, used (in former times) as a cemetery; a tunnel system used for burying the dead, as in Paris or Ancient Rome.

Related words

Is a kind of
cuniculus

Forms

Plural
catacombs → crypts, tombs, vaults…

Example sentences

  • vault She admired the crown jewels in the royal vault.
  • tomb Alexander ordered the tomb of Cyrus to be opened.
  • crypt The shield you're looking for is in the crypt.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
catacombrising
vaultsteady
tombrising
cryptrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
tomb1
5 letters
vault1, crypt1

In other languages

Français
catacombe
Italiano
catacomba
Deutsch
Katakombe