Antonyms for epitaph
ˈɛp ɪˌtæf, -ˌtɑfepi·taph

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1. • Inscription
   • Memorial

Princeton's WordNet

1. epitaphnoun

   an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there

2. epitaphnoun

   a summary statement of commemoration for a dead person

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:2.1 / 11 votes

1. prepitath

   as epitaph is a conclusion in memoriam a prepitaph is a preclusive statement of potential ending.

   her death is undoubtedly her will to die.

   Submitted by acronimous on February 6, 2018  

2. essay

   an essay is long paper and an epitaph is something short on a gravestone.

   Submitted by anonymous on November 17, 2019  

How to use epitaph in a sentence?

1. Harry S Truman:

   I always remember an epitaph which is in the cemetery at Tombstone, Arizona. It says 'Here lies Jack Williams. He done his damnedest.' I think that is the greatest epitaph a man can have.

2. Rudyard Kipling:

   And the end of the fight is a tombstone white with the name of the late deceased, and the epitaph drear: A Fool lies here who tried to hustle the East.

3. Abel Evans:

   Lie heavy on him earth, hor he laid many a heavy load on thee (suggested epitaph)

4. Harry S Truman:

   I always remember an epitaph which is in the cemetery at Tombstone, Arizona. It says 'Here lies Jack Williams. He done his damnedest.' I think that is the greatest epitaph a man can have - When he gives everything that is in him to do the job he has before him. That is all you can ask of him and that is what I have tried to do.

5. Dame Rebecca West:

   If the whole human race lay in one grave, the epitaph on its headstone might well be: "It seemed a good idea at the time."

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