Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun memorial

3 senses of memorial

Sense 1
memorial, commemoration, remembrance -- (a recognition of meritorious service)
       => recognition, credit -- (approval; "give her recognition for trying"; "he was given credit for his work"; "give her credit for trying")

Sense 2
memorial -- (a written statement of facts submitted in conjunction with a petition to an authority)
       => message, content, subject matter, substance -- (what a communication that is about something is about)

Sense 3
memorial, monument -- (a structure erected to commemorate persons or events)
       => structure, construction -- (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons")