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Synonyms for epitaph
ˈɛp ɪˌtæf, -ˌtɑfepi·taph

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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

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  1. writing about a deceased

    Submitted by anonymous on January 17, 2021  

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  1. epitaphnoun

    Synonyms:
    inscription (on a tomb or monument)

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  1. List of paraphrases for "epitaph":

    tombstone, headline

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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. Abel Evans:

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

  3. 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.

  4. Gregory Nunn:

    The most touching epitaph I ever encountered was on the tombstone of the printer of Edinburgh. It said simply: He kept down the cost and set the type right.

  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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