Synonyms for monument
ˈmɒn yə məntmon·u·ment

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.9 / 10 votes

1. memorial, monumentnoun

   a structure erected to commemorate persons or events

   Synonyms:
   repository, remembrance, commemoration, memorial

2. monumentnoun

   an important site that is marked and preserved as public property

   Synonyms:
   repository, memorial

3. repository, monumentnoun

   a burial vault (usually for some famous person)

   Synonyms:
   repository, depositary, deposit, secretary, memorial, depository

Matched Categories

1. • Site
   • Structure

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. monumentnoun

   Synonyms:
   memorial, testimonial, remembrancer, record

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. monumentnoun

   Synonyms:
   tombstone, memorial, cenotaph, dolmen, cromlech

   Associated words:
   epitaph, lapidary

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "monument":

   memorial, monuments, monolith

Suggested Resources

1. monument

   The monument symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the monument symbol and its characteristic.

How to pronounce monument?

How to say monument in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use monument in a sentence?

1. James McPherson:

   Until that monument went up, there was no monument to Longstreet anywhere in the country. And there are still very few in the South compared to the dozens and dozens dedicated to Lee, Jackson and others.

2. Tyrone Power:

   I've done an awful lot of stuff that's a monument to public patience.

3. This Is Spinal Tap:

   David I do not, for one, think that the problem was that the band was down. I think that the problem *may* have been, that there was a Stonehenge monument on the stage that was in danger of being *crushed* by a *dwarf*. Alright That tended to understate the hugeness of the object.

4. Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia:

   Mama, don't forget to put a little monument on my tomb when I'm dead

5. John Posewitz:

   I hate the thought of losing this place, but it's an awfully expensive monument to maintain, if anyone wants to buy a piece of early basketball history, we'll give you a good deal!