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Definitions

resting place

NOUN
basis
Synonyms
STRONGEST
base footing ground support
STRONG
bed bottom foot groundwork rest seat substructure
Antonyms
STRONG
top
NOUN
boneyard
Synonyms
WEAK
God's acre Golgotha boot hill catacomb cemetery charnel charnel house churchyard city of the dead crypt eternal home funerary grounds garden grave graveyard marble town memorial park mortuary necropolis ossuary polyandrium potter's field sepulcher tomb vault
NOUN
cemetery
Synonyms
STRONGEST
garden graveyard mortuary tomb
STRONG
Golgotha catacomb charnel churchyard crypt grave necropolis ossuary sepulcher vault
WEAK
God's acre boot hill charnel house city of the dead eternal home funerary grounds marble town memorial park polyandrium potter's field
NOUN
couch
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bed chair lounge
STRONG
chesterfield davenport daybed divan ottoman settee
WEAK
chaise longue love seat
NOUN
destination
Synonyms
STRONGEST
harbor haven station stop target terminal
STRONG
aim ambition design end intention object objective purpose terminus
WEAK
journey's end landing place
Antonyms
WEAK
beginning source start
NOUN
finish line
Synonyms
STRONGEST
finishing line
WEAK
destination goal journey's end last stop stopping place tape wire
NOUN
footing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
foothold
STRONG
basement bedrock bottom establishment foot ground groundwork infrastructure installation seat seating settlement substratum substructure underpinning understructure warrant
Antonyms
STRONG
top
NOUN
grave
Synonyms
STRONG
catacomb crypt mausoleum mound sepulcher shrine tomb vault
WEAK
final resting place last home permanent address place of interment six feet under
NOUN
lair
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hideaway
STRONG
burrow cave den earth form hole nest pen refuge retreat sanctuary
NOUN
oasis
Synonyms
STRONGEST
haven sanctuary
STRONG
asylum cover escape harbor hideaway retreat sanctum shelter
WEAK
safe place
NOUN
perch
Synonyms
STRONG
branch lounge pole post roost seat
WEAK
landing place
NOUN
rudiment
Synonyms
STRONG
base bed bottom cornerstone foot footing foundation fundament fundamental ground groundwork rest root seat substructure support
Antonyms
STRONG
annex top
NOUN
sepulture
Synonyms
STRONG
catacomb cinerarium crypt mausoleum mound ossuary sepulcher shrine tomb vault
WEAK
final resting place last home permanent address place of interment six feet under

Example Sentences

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The ceremony took place at the historic Les Invalides national monument, the resting place of Napoleon Bonaparte, in the presence of Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, top left-wing politicians, and other high-profile guests.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Mr. Gallot expresses relief that the family of Johnny Hallyday, the “French Elvis,” chose St. Barts, in the Caribbean, over Père-Lachaise as the singer’s resting place.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Affan Kurniawan's funeral took place on Friday, with his former colleagues accompanying him to his final resting place.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2025

Mourners tossed individual roses into Alanis García’s final resting place.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 28, 2025

A snowshoe rabbit trail ran along the lake and she set off to find the resting place of the one who had made it.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.