monuments

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

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monuments

People stop to photograph details destined to disappear in the cremà, when the monuments go up in flame.

From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026

Yet while there are monuments in the nation’s capital for Washington and Jefferson, there is no memorial to the Adamses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

The 'trees that hit the moon' are more than towering natural monuments.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

But some residents say the giant statue is not the best way to represent the Catholic faith, in a country already peppered with religious monuments, including numerous memorials to Polish pope John Paul II.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

Granted, no great capital is just the sum of her institutions and monuments.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro