Synonyms for cremation
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse.
Cremation removes a significant amount of "closure" from the process of death.
Related words
- Phrases
- water cremation
Forms
- Plural
- cremations → incinerations, combustions, burnings…
Example sentences
- incineration Algeria needs more incineration plants.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| cremation | rising | |
| incineration | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- burning2
- 10 letters
- combustion3
- 12 letters
- incineration5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (burning2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- crémation
- Deutsch
- Einäscherung