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/ˈstuːpə/ · noun
(Buddhism) A Buddhist monument used to house relics of the Buddha or others, especially dome-shaped monuments in the Indian style..
He mounded so much honey on the top of the buns that they looked like miniature stupas.
I cupped her cheeks and thought of the lotus flowers at the thresholds of Buddhist stupas, their pale petals resting in the palms of the faithful.
Use stupa when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Stupa means (Buddhism) A Buddhist monument used to house relics of the Buddha or others, especially dome-shaped monuments in the Indian style..
Common synonyms include dagoba.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He mounded so much honey on the top of the buns that they looked like miniature stupas.
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