BURYING Synonyms: 156 Similar and Opposite Words

burying 1 of 2

noun

as in burial

the act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place all the grandchildren attended the burying of their grandfather in his homeland

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burying

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verb

present participle of bury

as in interring

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 concealing

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 overcoming

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

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Noun

One such detail is the prospect of a Gallagher-brothers-style burying of the hatchet for Harry and Prince William. — Jamie Timson, TheWeek, 21 Aug. 2026 Eaton wildfire survivors’ anger about Southern California Edison’s burying of electric wires in Altadena boiled over Tuesday with residents calling on government officials to temporarily halt the work. — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026 According to Purina, a common quirky habit many dog owners notice is food-burying. — Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025 Greenlawn was a collection of four cemeteries — the old burying ground, new burying ground or Union cemetery, Peck's Ground and Greenlawn. — Alexandria Burris, IndyStar, 14 Nov. 2025 The few mourners walked away beneath the crooked, treeless oaks and hickories of the Westminster Presbyterian burying ground. — Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025 Researchers say the burying of the hoard is not a mystery, but why the community never came back for their treasured items is another thing entirely. — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025 The burying of summer bulbs and seeds into still-cold dirt. — Riley Robinson, Christian Science Monitor, 15 May 2025

Verb

The 19-year-old left-hander could not get out of the first inning, burying low Single-A Lake Elsinore early in a 21-2 loss to visiting San José. — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026 Without adequate reinforcement, shifting ground can cause tunnels to collapse suddenly, burying miners within seconds. — ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026 Troops then bulldozed over the bodies and vehicles, burying them in a mass grave. — Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026 Sir Philip Sidney, courtier, poet, and fervent Protestant soldier under Queen Elizabeth I, had been fighting Catholic Spain in the Netherlands when a bullet struck him, burying itself deep in the flesh of his thigh. — Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026 After burying Shanann in a shallow grave, Chris killed Bella and Celeste. — Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026 That meant clean financial reporting, regulatory discipline, transparency with stakeholders, and a habit of addressing problems rather than burying them. — Bythad L. Bench, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Catherine flattens him in the kitchen, burying her death syringe in his eyeball. — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026 In Bosnia, people are still identifying and burying their dead 31 years after the Srebrenica massacre. — Lina Sergie Attar, Time, 6 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for burying

Noun

Such artifacts were increasingly more dispersed in later burial stages.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026
The family’s time at the estate is thought to have included a visit to Diana’s burial site.

— Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026

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Laken Snelling had initially pleaded not guilty after a grand jury indicted her on several charges, including first-degree manslaughter, abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence and concealing the birth of an infant.

— Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2026
The proud mom shared pictures of her and Green cuddling their little one in the hospital room, concealing the newborn’s face in the snaps.

— Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026

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Verb

The discovery opens up new possibilities for heat management in next-generation quantum devices, overcoming bottlenecks faced earlier.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026
Wachter said some young buyers are overcoming high housing costs by looking at older homes and fixer-uppers, putting their own time and labor into improvements or even renting out part of the property to help cover costs.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of overcoming

Verb

Rather than hiding from the toughest challenges, Hill confronted them head-on despite knowingly taking on some short-term pain and cost.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
With that $140, York bought himself a lifetime of punchlines at his expense and, presumably, years of hiding from the spotlight.

— Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of hiding

Verb

As the chase ensued, police said the suspect began throwing various items out the window.

— Briauna Brown, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Tension seemed to boil over for Jackson, as he was suspended for a period or two of practice after throwing a punch in a scuffle with Giants defenders.

— David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026

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Harrison Ford is whipping back into blockbuster shape, as the 84-year-old is set to return as iconic adventurer Indiana Jones in a new Disney project.

— Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Aug. 2026
He’s spent the last week whipping senators to support it and even enlisted former Alabama football coach Nick Saban to dial up undecided lawmakers, according to people familiar with the matter.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of whipping

Verb

The status of its nuclear program, degraded by bombing strikes in 2025, hasn't changed.

— Susan Page, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Prabowo vowed the government would continue supporting firefighting operations, including through the deployment of additional water-bombing helicopters and oxygen supplies for firefighters.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

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