Synonyms of corpse

corpse

noun

ˈkȯrps 

as in carcass

a dead body

the startling discovery of a corpse required a call to the police

Synonyms & Similar Words

• carcass
• remains
• cadaver
• relics
• bones
• stiff
• corpus
• ashes
• corse
• deceased
• carrion
• mummy
• carnage
• decedent

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of corpse

Now, the 49-year-old man accused of tampering with her corpse, Christopher Lee Maldonado, has been found guilty and sentenced to 120 days in jail and 10 years of probation, Galveston County Criminal District Attorney Jack Roady said in a March 4 news release. —Kate Linderman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2025

In another shock, Israeli forensics also determined that the body that Hamas claimed to be Shiri wasn’t her at all but in fact a random corpse. —The Editors, National Review, 24 Feb. 2025

The final moments of the episode see Misty (Christina Ricci) log into the citizen detective message boards to find a surveillance photo of Lottie’s corpse. —Glenn Garner, Deadline, 28 Feb. 2025

Brittany Cole, 37, of Zanesville pleaded guilty Feb. 26 to charges of murder and abuse of a corpse and was immediately sentenced to life in prison, according to a news release from the Muskingum County Prosecutor’s Office. —Lauren Liebhaber, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2025