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. 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.

2. Kyriakos Mitsotakis:

   The measures will be a tombstone for growth prospects.

3. 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'...

4. Dorothy Parker:

   That would be a good thing for them to cut on my tombstone Wherever she went, including here, it was against her better judgment.

5. 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.