INTERRING Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

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as in burial

the act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place fittingly, the interring took place on a gloomy, rainy day

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verb

present participle of inter

as in burying

to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea the soldier was interred with great honors at Arlington National Cemetery

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After news broke of Diana’s death in August 1997, at the age of 36, Sarah and her sister Jane traveled to Paris with Prince Charles to bring Diana’s body home to England for burial, per AP News.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 29 July 2026
Graham's burial Wednesday near his home in Pickens County was planned as a private ceremony.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026

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Still, the company says that isn't stopping them from burying miles of line across the state.

— Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Some say that this is partly because both miners and coal companies deliberately hid these figures, secretly burying their dead in the mountains, so as not to show weakness to the enemy.

— Elijah TanAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026

Definition of burying

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