Synonyms for tombstone
ˈtumˌstoʊntomb·stone

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1. tombstonenoun

   Synonyms:
   halmos, headstone, gravestone

2. tombstonenoun

   For a surfboard to stand upright half-submerged in the water (like a tombstone, above) because the surfer is underwater with his or her legrope pulled tight. Often this indicates a surfer in difficulty, either held down by the power of a wave or unconscious and unable to get to the surface.

   Synonyms:
   gravestone, halmos, headstone

3. tombstonenoun

   The symbol marking the end of a proof.

   Synonyms:
   headstone, gravestone, halmos

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:4.4 / 12 votes

1. gravestone, headstone, tombstonenoun

   a stone that is used to mark a grave

   Synonyms:
   key, keystone, gravestone, headstone

Matched Categories

1. • Memorial
   • Stone

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. tombstonenoun

   Synonyms:
   monument, cenotaph (honoring one buried elsewhere)

   Associated words:
   sepulchral, epitaph, lapidary

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1. List of paraphrases for "tombstone":

   headstone, gravestone, epitaph

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1. List of known nicknames for "Tombstone":

   Paul O'neil, Paul O'Neill, T-Rocc

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1. Virginia Woolf:

   Publicity in women is detestable. Anonymity runs in their blood. The desire to be veiled still possesses them. They are not even now as concerned about the health of their fame as men are, and, speaking generally, will pass a tombstone or a signpost without feeling an irresistible desire to cut their names on it.

2. John Christian Bovee:

   Fame - a few words upon a tombstone, and the truth of those not to be depended on.

3. Dave Michelson:

   Virgil Earp was the constable back before Virgil Earp brothers got here — Wyatt and Morgan — and Virgil Earp actually killed a cowboy out in front of the Palace, doc Holiday( played) cards here before they went to Tombstone.

4. Storm Constantine:

   ...and what will it say on my tombstone, do you think? 'Cal, was once a nuisance, but everyone got to hear about it'...

5. Lewis Mumford:

   I would die happy if I knew that on my tombstone could be written these words, This man was an absolute fool. None of the disastrous things that he reluctantly predicted ever came to pass