epitaphic

adjective

as in epitaphial

Related Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for epitaphic
  1. memorial
  2. honorary
  3. commemorative
Adjective
  • Though classes were canceled, several mourners sat in front of the memorial Friday morning to pay their respects to the victims.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung attended the memorial services at Le Thi Rieng Park, where the remains were recovered from mass graves after over three months of excavations.
    — Aniruddha Ghosal, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of memorial
Adjective
  • Following Silvia Venturini Fendi’s transition to honorary president, Chiuri has assumed creative responsibility across the house’s womenswear, menswear, accessories and couture collections.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Liza Minnelli will serve as honorary chair, alongside the Gala of the Stars Committee that includes Mann, McDonald, NappyTabs, Tori Spelling and William Seely.
    — Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of honorary
Adjective
  • The commemorative uniform replicates the team’s iconic 1971–74 road design.
    — Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • For $20, guests could fill a commemorative plastic stein with one of these brews.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of commemorative
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

epitaphial
epitaphic
epitaphs
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Epitaphic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epitaphic. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

Copy Citation
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of compunction

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

The Exceptions of '-s' and '-es' Plurals

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

16 Food Words Recently Added to the Dictionary

The Real Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic'

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

7 Words for Bad Endings and Rough Situations

Did 'orange' the fruit or the color come first?
See More

Popular

See More

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

16 Food Words Recently Added to the Dictionary

The Real Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic'
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
artwork of illustrated limes with the text limes and smile with an arrow connecting the two words
Quiz: Spot the Anagram! Scramble these words to find new words with the e...
See All