BURIES Synonyms: 139 Similar and Opposite Words

buries

verb

present tense third-person singular of bury

as in inters

to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea he died on Tuesday and was buried on Friday

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as in conceals

to put into a hiding place buried his face in his hands as his wife recounted the embarrassing incident

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as in overcomes

to defeat by a large margin if we don't work harder, the other softball team will bury us

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Recent Examples of buries Every trick that gamed the old algorithm is now detected, and most of it actively buries your content. — Tammy Homegardner, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Hollis buries herself in work in an attempt to escape her complicated grief, while aspiring filmmaker Caroline copes by making snarky remarks and bristling at her mom's efforts to connect. — Clarissa Cruz, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026 But New England’s trade effectively grants Brown the proverbial Change Of Scenery that buries the receiver’s unsaid motivations. — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 1 June 2026 Just keep in mind that Google buries the reporting tools deep in the admin console. — John Brandon, PC Magazine, 29 May 2026 Royal buries her head in Kenda’s armpit. — Sean Gregory, Time, 26 May 2026 Enzo buries his head in his dad’s chest as if looking for refuge. — Carlos Aguilar, IndieWire, 15 May 2026 Tuanzebe buries his head in Bakambu’s neck and pats his back repeatedly. — Franklin Leonard, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026 More typically, a manifesto buries its author’s crimes beneath layers of pseudo-intellectual baloney. — Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 28 Apr. 2026

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The lawsuit accuses Meta of contributing to the youth mental health crisis by knowingly and deliberately designing features that addict children to its platforms and hides these harms from the public.

— Barbara Ortutay, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026
Furthermore, cash's nominal safety hides inflation risk, eroding purchasing power.

— Jason Kirsch, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of hides

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Throughout the Gospels, Jesus initially conceals his identity as the Messiah from even his closest disciples.

— John Blake, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
And to maintain the appearance of a conventional hardtail, the chassis uses Harley's Softail platform, which conveniently conceals the rear suspension.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 July 2026

Definition of conceals

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Somaliland is proximate and overcomes some of the limitations imposed by other regional hosts like Djibouti and Middle East partners.

— Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026
This technique overcomes limitations of older methods like genotyping arrays, which were often biased towards European ancestries and less accurate.

— William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of overcomes

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Alarm bells are sounding in Chicago as another family lays a child to rest after an electric scooter collision.

— Narmeen Khan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
Instead, pack blazers, dress shirts, and anything with structure in a garment bag, which requires fewer folds and lays flat.

— Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of lays

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Only Brentford’s Michael Kayode (164) sent more long throws into the penalty area than Ampadu (135) last season, but Brenden Aaronson believes his captain is looking even more dangerous.

— Adam Crafton, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
If all of this wasn’t enough to process, Furious throws us one final curveball at the conclusion of the episode.

— Erin Qualey, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2026

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The writing — and its sometimes baffling aversion to the source material — is at the heart of the problem, but there’s plenty of blame to go around, from hammy acting to a cartoonish tone that smothers the whole affair.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2026
Up in the attic, a melty miasma smothers the thick winter coats, which hurt me to even look at.

— Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 15 June 2026

Definition of smothers

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The ScanMax 320 automatically flattens curved book pages digitally, ensuring clean, flat text without requiring you to tear pages out or manually edit them.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Aug. 2026
That notion flattens a complex record and turns history into a morality play of angels and demons.

— Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

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