Synonyms of the word sepulchral


SEPULCHRALCHAMBER - CHARNEL - FUNEREAL - GHASTLY - GRAVE - JOYLESS - OFFENSIVE - TOMB

sepulchral

  • adj. Relating to a grave or of death; funereal.
  • adj. Suggestive of a grave or of death; having a hollow and deep sound.

chamber

  • n. A room or set of rooms, particularly.
  • n. (obsolete) Clipping of chamber pot: a container used for urination and defecation in one's chambers.
  • n. (figuratively) The legislature or division of the legislature itself.
  • n. Any enclosed space occupying or similar to a room.
  • n. (firearms) The area holding the ammunition round at the initiation of its discharge.
  • n. (firearms) One of the bullet-holding compartments in the cylinder of a revolver.
  • n. (historical) A short piece of ordnance or cannon which stood on its breech without any carriage, formerly…
  • v. To enclose in a room.
  • v. To reside in or occupy a chamber or chambers.
  • v. To place in a chamber, as a round of ammunition.
  • v. To create or modify a gun to be a specific caliber.
  • v. In martial arts, to prepare an offensive, defensive, or counteroffensive action by drawing a limb or weapon…
  • v. (obsolete) To be lascivious.

charnel

  • n. A chapel attached to a mortuary.
  • n. A repository for dead bodies.
  • adj. Of or relating to a charnel, deathlike, sepulchral.

funereal

  • adj. Of or relating to a funeral.
  • adj. Similar to a funeral, such as dignified or solemn.

ghastly

  • adj. Like a ghost in appearance; death-like; pale; pallid; dismal.
  • adj. Horrifyingly shocking.
  • adj. Extremely bad.
  • adv. In a ghastly manner.

grave

  • n. An excavation in the earth as a place of burial.
  • n. Any place of interment; a tomb; a sepulcher.
  • n. death, destruction.
  • v. (transitive, obsolete) To dig.
  • v. (transitive, obsolete) To carve or cut, as letters or figures, on some hard substance; to engrave.
  • v. (transitive, obsolete) To carve out or give shape to, by cutting with a chisel; to sculpture.
  • v. (transitive, obsolete) To impress deeply (on the mind); to fix indelibly.
  • v. (transitive, obsolete) To entomb; to bury.
  • v. (transitive, obsolete, nautical) To clean, as a vessel's bottom, of barnacles, grass, etc., and pay it…
  • v. (intransitive, obsolete) To write or delineate on hard substances, by means of incised lines; to practice…
  • adj. (obsolete) Influential, important; authoritative.
  • adj. Characterised by a dignified sense of seriousness; not cheerful, sombre.
  • adj. Low in pitch, tone etc.
  • adj. Serious, in a negative sense; important, formidable.
  • n. A written accent used in French, Italian, and other languages. è is an e with a grave accent.

joyless

  • adj. without joy; unhappy, sad.

offensive

  • adj. Causing offense; arousing a visceral reaction of disgust, anger, or hatred.
  • adj. Relating to an offense or attack, as opposed to defensive.
  • adj. (team sports) Having to do with play directed at scoring.
  • n. (countable, military) An attack.
  • n. (uncountable) The posture of attacking or being able to attack.

tomb

  • n. A small building (or "vault") for the remains of the dead, with walls, a roof, and (if it is to be used…
  • n. A pit in which the dead body of a human being is deposited; a grave.
  • n. One who keeps secrets.
  • v. (transitive) To bury.

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