Collocations for funeral - noun
ADJECTIVE
family
private
The family held a private funeral.
private
The family held a private funeral.
public
church
closed-casket, open-casket (both AmE)
simple
elaborate, large
Catholic, Jewish, etc.
state
military
decent, proper, respectable
His savings were just enough to pay for a respectable funeral.
church
closed-casket, open-casket (both AmE)
simple
elaborate, large
Catholic, Jewish, etc.
state
military
decent, proper, respectable
His savings were just enough to pay for a respectable funeral.
traditional
mass
a mass funeral of the victims of the fire
mass
a mass funeral of the victims of the fire
VERB + funeral
attend,
come to,
go to
arrange, plan
The dead man's son arranged the funeral.
arrange, plan
The dead man's son arranged the funeral.
conduct
A clergyman friend of the family conducted the funeral.
A clergyman friend of the family conducted the funeral.
have
She had a simple funeral, as she had requested.
She had a simple funeral, as she had requested.
funeral + NOUN
ceremony,
mass,
obsequies (formal),
rites,
service
oration, sermon, speech
prayer
dirge, march, music
wreath
cortège, procession
party (= the people going to a funeral)
The funeral party arrived to find the church locked.
oration, sermon, speech
prayer
dirge, march, music
wreath
cortège, procession
party (= the people going to a funeral)
The funeral party arrived to find the church locked.
car
director
chapel, home, parlour/parlor
costs, expenses
arrangements, plans
business, industry
pyre
the flames of the funeral pyre
director
chapel, home, parlour/parlor
costs, expenses
arrangements, plans
business, industry
pyre
the flames of the funeral pyre