Synonyms for Sepulchral & Similar Words
Definition of sepulchral
- adjective
- of or relating to a sepulchre; "sepulchral inscriptions"; "sepulchral monuments in churches"
- gruesomely indicative of death or the dead; "a charnel smell came from the chest filled with dead men's bones"; "ghastly shrieks"; "the sepulchral darkness of the catacombs"
- suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial; "funereal gloom"; "hollow sepulchral tones"
5 synonyms found
Writing tips for "sepulchral"
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