Synonyms for headstone
ˈhɛdˌstoʊnhead·stone

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1. keystone, key, headstonenoun

   the central building block at the top of an arch or vault

   Synonyms:
   samara, tombstone, tonality, keystone, key, backbone, paint, lynchpin, linchpin, gravestone, winder, anchor, key fruit, mainstay, cay

2. gravestone, headstone, tombstonenoun

   a stone that is used to mark a grave

   Synonyms:
   tombstone, key, keystone, gravestone

Matched Categories

1. • Building Block
   • Memorial
   • Stone

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1. headstonenoun

   Synonyms:
   corner-stone

2. headstonenoun

   Synonyms:
   gravestone

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1. List of paraphrases for "headstone":

   gravestone, tombstone, stone

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How to use headstone in a sentence?

1. Richard Stuart:

   We were walking along the shoreline, it was a heavily wooded area and as Lisa and I were picking our way through the woods, she just kind of looked over and then looked at me, and we realized we were looking at a headstone. And we saw another one, and we saw another one, and another one.

2. George Traver:

   She tried and tried. Never happened. The family is now planning a second funeral for Aug. 28 in Chatham. The first one in 1944 was called off when the remains were not found, the station reported. The headstone in the Chatham Rural Cemetery reads : George Traver 1943, killed in action and buried at Tarawa. this is for all the other families that have lost their men and stuff.

3. Richard Stuart:

   It was a heavily wooded area and as Lisa and I were picking our way through the woods, she just kind of looked over and then looked at me, and we realized we were looking at a headstone. And we saw another one, and we saw another one, and another one.

4. Andrew Schafer:

   When they’re acquiring the headstone from us, we’re providing that security to them that their memorial will always be cared for.

5. Paul McGloin:

   And all of a sudden the headstone is tipped over, two days later, as long as I`ve been coming here, the headstone has been pretty secure around the base of it.