Funereal is an English word with synonyms like sepulchral or joyless. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Funereal in a sentence
Funereal meaning
- Of or relating to a funeral.
- Similar to or befitting the mood or elements of a funeral: slow; black colors; formal; dignified or solemn.
Synonyms of Funereal
Using Funereal
- The main meaning on this page is: Of or relating to a funeral. | Similar to or befitting the mood or elements of a funeral: slow; black colors; formal; dignified or solemn.
- Useful related words include: sepulchral, joyless.
Context around Funereal
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 6 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Funereal
- In this selection, "funereal" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, discomforting, displayed, vibe, march and atmosphere stand out and add context to how "funereal" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and displayed funereal grief alternating and as a funereal bird a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "funereal" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with funereal
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Chase U are shown walking Duke Hudson backstage with a funereal vibe. (12 words)
It was often used in tomb paintings and funereal objects to protect the dead in their afterlife. (17 words)
They gave way in turn to the extremes of feeling and displayed funereal grief alternating with joy. (17 words)
The news came as a harsh reality check for food lovers and fellow independent businesses in the city, and so there was little surprise that there was something of a funereal atmosphere upon our visit on a cold and damp Friday evening. (42 words)
Haynes is typically the straight man, Woods the buffoon, although there’s a wrong-footing intro where Haynes’ Algy tinkles the ivories with untrammelled exuberance, while Woods assumes a funereal deadpan as his butler, Lane. (35 words)
By modern standards England progressed at a funereal pace but for a while the scoreboard at least suggested that the upper-order fragility had finally been overcome. (27 words)
Example sentences (10)
Chase U are shown walking Duke Hudson backstage with a funereal vibe.
For Harry, the overwhelming silence of that funereal march remains emblazoned in his mind: "The occasional wail and screaming of someone.
The news came as a harsh reality check for food lovers and fellow independent businesses in the city, and so there was little surprise that there was something of a funereal atmosphere upon our visit on a cold and damp Friday evening.
Haynes is typically the straight man, Woods the buffoon, although there’s a wrong-footing intro where Haynes’ Algy tinkles the ivories with untrammelled exuberance, while Woods assumes a funereal deadpan as his butler, Lane.
Thanks to a committed cast and sharp script, this discomforting funereal farce proves there’s lots to bite into – lox, stock and barrel.
There is always a potential for an immortal story, if one were to step out of the funereal and into the fun.
By modern standards England progressed at a funereal pace but for a while the scoreboard at least suggested that the upper-order fragility had finally been overcome.
He represents it also as a funereal bird, a monster of the night, the very abomination of human kind.
It was often used in tomb paintings and funereal objects to protect the dead in their afterlife.
They gave way in turn to the extremes of feeling and displayed funereal grief alternating with joy.