MONUMENT Synonyms

• a monument built to honor people whose remains are interred elsewhere or whose remains cannot be recovered

• a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

• the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape

• an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend

• a mark showing the boundary of a piece of land

• an anatomical structure used as a point of origin in locating other anatomical structures (as in surgery) or as point from which measurements can be taken

• some conspicuous object used to distinguish or mark something

• a distinguishing symbol

• a writing implement for making a mark

• a reminder of past events

• a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top

• a character used in printing to indicate a second cross reference or footnote when the asterisk has already been used

• a fundamental principle or practice

• anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower

• a prominent supporter

• a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)

• (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure

• (pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body

• a memorial made of brass

• a sculpture representing a human or animal

• the usually cylindrical central vascular portion of the axis of a vascular plant

• an ancient upright stone slab bearing markings

• a stone that is used to mark a grave

• something given or done as an expression of esteem

• payment by one nation for protection by another

• payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence

• a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping

• a person to whom a secret is entrusted

• a burial vault (usually for some famous person)