What is another word for crematory?

Pronunciation: [kɹɪmˈatəɹˌi] (IPA)

Crematory is a term used to describe a facility that specializes in the disposal of human and animal remains through the process of cremation. There are various synonyms for crematory, including cremation center, crematorium, crematory facility, cremation chamber, and cremation unit. These synonyms are used interchangeably to refer to a facility where the deceased are cremated. A crematory provides services such as preparing the body for cremation, performing the cremation process, and dispensing the ashes to the family. The term crematory is commonly used and recognized, but these synonyms provide different ways to refer to the same facility.

Synonyms for Crematory:

What are the hypernyms for Crematory?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Crematory

She told me all about poor Mr. Farnham, how you made him believe you a friend to be trusted, how you induced him to smoke opium-here in this very room-this awful room-till he was dazed and unconscious, and how he only roused from his stupor just as you were going to burn him alive in your horrible crematory.
"The House by the Lock"
C. N. Williamson
Four times on that ride through a warm summer rain to the crematory Mrs. Becker went off into light faints, sobbing herself back into consciousness.
"Star-Dust A Story of an American Girl"
Fannie Hurst
I shall never marry now, and shall but drift into a time of doing some little, I hope, toward making things easier for some other men and some women, and then-into a crematory.
"A Man and a Woman"
Stanley Waterloo

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