sarcophagi

The word “sarcophagi” has 4 syllables: sar-coph-a-gi

It's pronounced as /sɑːrˈkɒfəˌdʒaɪ/


What is synonym and antonym for sarcophagi?

In the thesaurus, “sarcophagi” has 15 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for sarcophagi along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for sarcophagi

  • biers
  • body bags
  • boxes
  • caskets
  • charnel houses
  • charnels
  • coffins
  • crypts
  • palls
  • sepulchers
  • sepulchres
  • sepultures
  • tombs
  • urns
  • vaults

Meanings of sarcophagi

  • noun
    1. A stone coffin, often inscribed or decorated with sculpture.
    2. The cement and steel structure that encases the destroyed reactor at the power station in Chernobyl, Ukraine.
    3. A kind of limestone used by the Greeks for coffins, so called because it was thought to consume the flesh of corpses.
    4. An 18th-century form of wine cooler.

Example Sentences

  • The archaeologists uncovered several ancient sarcophagi in the tomb.
  • The museum displayed sarcophagi from different Egyptian dynasties, each intricately carved.
  • During the excavation, the team found sarcophagi made of stone and decorated with hieroglyphs.
  • The ancient sarcophagi were opened carefully, revealing the mummified remains inside.
  • The king was laid to rest in one of the most ornate sarcophagi ever discovered in the region.

On this page you'll find 15 synonyms or another words to sarcophagi, such as: biers, body bags, boxes, caskets, charnel houses, charnels, coffins.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

palls

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  • Trojan horses
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  • alleviates
  • biers
  • blankets
  • blinds
  • body bags
  • boxes
  • camouflages
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  • charnel houses
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  • cloaks
  • clouds
  • coffins
  • collapses
  • compresses
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  • condenses
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  • copes
  • cover-ups
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  • crypts
  • curtains
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  • penumbrae
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  • robes
  • sarcophagi
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  • screens
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  • sepultures
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  • tombs
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  • urns
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  • vaults
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  • wraps

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