What is another word for corpses?

Pronunciation: [kˈɔːpsɪz] (IPA)

Corpses refer to the dead bodies of humans or animals. However, in different situations, the word "corpse" may not always be appropriate for use. There are a variety of synonyms that can be used instead. One such word is "cadavers," which is commonly used in the medical and scientific communities. Another option is "remains," which refers to the remaining parts of a body after death. Other synonyms include "deceased," "carcass," "body," "mortal remains," "dead person," amongst others. It is always important to take into consideration the context and sensitivity when referring to a deceased person, hence picking the most appropriate synonym.

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Usage examples for Corpses

When the Bedouins arrived, they would find three corpses, and meet a fate they richly deserved.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Many, many hyenas and jackals entered the ravine to get at the corpses.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
The frosts this winter were so severe, that scarcely a day passed but I saw three or four frozen corpses brought into the town.
"A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas"
Fanny Loviot

Famous quotes with Corpses

  • When childhood dies, its corpses are called adults.
    Brian Aldiss
  • Why must conversions always come so late? Why do people always apologize to corpses?
    David Brin
  • Your words smell of corpses.
    Georg Buchner
  • Critical lice are like body lice, which desert corpses to seek the living.
    Theophile Gautier
  • Agriculture is now a motorized food industry, the same thing in its essence as the production of corpses in the gas chambers and the extermination camps, the same thing as blockades and the reduction of countries to famine, the same thing as the manufacture of hydrogen bombs.
    Martin Heidegger

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