cemetery

[sem-i-ter-ee] / ˈsɛm ɪˌtɛr i /

NOUN

burial ground

Synonyms

STRONGEST

garden graveyard mortuary tomb

STRONG

Golgotha catacomb charnel churchyard crypt grave necropolis ossuary sepulcher vault

WEAK

God's acre boot hill charnel house city of the dead eternal home funerary grounds marble town memorial park polyandrium potter's field resting place

Example Sentences

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Sheep getting into the cemetery has been an issue for several years.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Ukrainian officials also reported several fires, including one at a cemetery.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Richard Vasquez wrote to say the Plaza de Mexico in Lincoln Heights is still a cemetery of missing statues.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

Bishop’s mother and sister also are buried at the cemetery.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

An Osage scholar once observed, “Walking through an Osage cemetery and seeing the gravestones that show the inordinate numbers of young people who died in the period is chilling.”

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

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