Synonyms for cemetery
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Noun
1. Graveyard
graveyard, necropolis, burial ground, memorial park US, burying ground dated
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
A place where the dead are buried; a graveyard or memorial park.
Related words
- Phrases
- war cemetery car cemetery
Forms
- Plural
- cemeteries → graveyards, necropolises, church-yards…
Example sentences
- graveyard Sami didn't even know that that graveyard existed.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| cemetery | rising | |
| graveyard | rising | |
| necropolis | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 9 letters
- graveyard2
- 10 letters
- necropolis4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (graveyard2 = 2 syllables).