graveyard Synonyms & Antonyms
Choose a meaning, then find a word that fits your sentence.
Graveyard as a Noun
A tract of land in which the dead are buried.
A final storage place for collections of things that are no longer useful or useable. The discard pile, in some trading card games. A team where players are sent when they are not useful, or a team where players become useless if sent there.
The discard pile, in some trading card games.
A team where players are sent when they are not useful, or a team where players become useless if sent there.
A period very early in the morning in which there is very little activity.
graveyard shift, graveyard slot, graveyard watch
Synonym of suicide (“a beverage combining all available flavors at a soda fountain”).
(by extension) A final storage place for collections of things that are no longer useful or useable.
Graveyard in a Sentence
graveyard shift, graveyard slot, graveyard watch
Word Forms & Grammar
graveyard (plural graveyards)
Words That Rhyme With Graveyard
Origin of Graveyard
From grave + yard. Compare West Frisian begraafplak (“graveyard”), Dutch begraafplaats (“graveyard”), Norwegian gravplass (“graveyard”).
Word Facts for Graveyard
| Part of speech | noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡɹeɪvˌjɑɹd/ |
| Meaning | A tract of land in which the dead are buried |
| Plural | graveyards |