commemorating
Marking an occasion
Commemorating is honoring or preserving the memory of a person, event, or achievement.
A statue commemorating fallen soldiers stands in the square.
A ceremony commemorating the anniversary marks the occasion with formal observance.
The word implies deliberate remembrance—actively keeping something from being forgotten: a plaque commemorating the site where the treaty was signed.
Structure honoring someone remembered
- statueThree-dimensional sculpted likeness
- plaqueInscribed memorial tablet
- markerSomething that signals location
- cenotaphTomb without a body
obelisk · shrine · tombstone · headstone · epitaph · inscription · wreath · cairn
Offering of respect
- homageExpression of deep respect
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- salutingFormal gesture of respect
- celebratingObserving with festivity
reverence · esteem · praising · glorifying · eulogizing · applauding · acclaiming · enshrining
Ceremonial set of actions
- processionFormal moving line
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- unveilingAct of first revealing
- observanceKeeping of customs
inauguration · wreath-laying · convocation · consecration · groundbreaking · ribbon-cutting · liturgy · solemnity
What's passed down
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- veteransFormer armed forces members
- fallenHaving dropped down
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
sacrifice · history · martyrs · pioneers · founders · heroes · victims · departed
Notable event marking progress
- jubileeSpecial anniversary observance
- centennialHundred-year anniversary
- bicentennial200th anniversary observance
- sesquicentennial150-year milestone
golden · silver · diamond · platinum · decade · annual · founding · birth
monument
Structure honoring someone remembered
- statueThree-dimensional sculpted likeness
- plaqueInscribed memorial tablet
- markerSomething that signals location
cenotaph · obelisk · shrine · tombstone · headstone · epitaph · inscription · wreath · cairn · stele
tribute
Offering of respect
- homageExpression of deep respect
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- salutingFormal gesture of respect
celebrating · reverence · esteem · praising · glorifying · eulogizing · applauding · acclaiming · enshrining · respecting
ritual
Ceremonial set of actions
- processionFormal moving line
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- unveilingAct of first revealing
observance · inauguration · wreath-laying · convocation · consecration · groundbreaking · ribbon-cutting · liturgy · solemnity · pageant
legacy
What's passed down
ancestors · sacrifice · history · martyrs · pioneers · founders · heroes · victims · departed · deceased
milestone
Notable event marking progress
- jubileeSpecial anniversary observance
- centennialHundred-year anniversary
- bicentennial200th anniversary observance
sesquicentennial · golden · silver · diamond · platinum · decade · annual · founding · birth · death
- Time Activitiestiming, counting down, setting alarms, scheduling, planning
- ways to participateattending, joining, volunteering, competing, participating
commemoratingforgetting
Failing to retain memories
erasing · obliterating · ignoring · neglecting · burying
commemoratingdishonoring
Bringing shame upon
condemning · desecrating · vilifying · denouncing · defaming
- commemorative coinsCurrency issued for remembrance
- commemorative plaqueInscribed tribute marker
- commemorative plateDecorative dish honoring occasions
- commemorative stampsPostage honoring significant occasions
- commemorative editionVersion honoring a milestone
- commemorative medalDisk honoring an event
commemoration, commemorative, commemorations, commemoratives