Synonyms for epitaph
ˈɛp ɪˌtæf, -ˌtɑfepi·taph

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

Matched Categories

1. • Inscription
   • Memorial

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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 - When he gives everything that is in him to do the job he has before him. That is all you can ask of him and that is what I have tried to do.

2. 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.

3. 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."

4. 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.

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.