Synonyms of sepulchral

Adjective


1. sepulchral

usage: of or relating to a sepulchre; "sepulchral inscriptions"; "sepulchral monuments in churches"

2. charnel, ghastly, sepulchral, offensive (vs. inoffensive)

usage: 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"

3. funereal, sepulchral, joyless (vs. joyous)

usage: suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial; "funereal gloom"; "hollow sepulchral tones"

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Definition and meaning of sepulchral (Dictionary)