monument

[mon-yuh-muhnt, mon-yuh-ment] / ˈmɒn yə mənt, ˈmɒn yəˌmɛnt /

NOUN

memorial, remembrance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

gravestone headstone marker masterpiece mausoleum pillar shrine slab statue stele stone tablet testament tomb tombstone tribute

STRONG

cairn cenotaph column commemoration erection ledger memento monolith obelisk pile record reminder token tower witness

WEAK

footstone magnum opus

Example Sentences

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A monument to Mr. Obama’s vision of progress, the center will remind everyone of what’s possible in both Chicago and America.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

The 22-foot monument — dubbed “Don Colossus” by some online commentators — was commissioned by cryptocurrency investors connected to a memecoin project and installed at Trump’s Florida golf resort earlier this month.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

Last October, the only outdoor monument in Washington to honor a Confederate general -- a statue of Albert Pike -- was restored.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

I recently wrote about all the blight around City Hall, including the graffiti-tagged monument and fountain that has been inoperable for most of the last 60 years.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

A hub of hydrogen bomb research, the Livermore National Laboratory would be Ernest Lawrence’s final monument.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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