Synonyms of burial

burial

noun

ˈber-ē-əl 

1

as in funeral

the act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place

the children wanted to give the dead bird a proper burial in the backyard

Synonyms & Similar Words

• funeral
• interment
• entombment
• burying
• inhumation
• sepulture
• interring
• entombing
• embalmment
• reburial
• obsequy
• reinterment
• inurnment
• immurement

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exhumation
• cremation
• disinterment
• unearthing

2

as in tomb

a final resting place for a dead person

archaeologically significant artifacts, such as stone tools, have been discovered in Neanderthal burials

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tomb
• grave
• cemetery
• sepulchre
• churchyard
• sepulture
• mausoleum
• graveyard
• vault
• crypt
• catacomb
• columbarium
• charnel
• tumulus
• mound
• potter's field
• barrow

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of burial

Historically, the Catholic Church had denied religious funerals inside its houses of worship as well as traditional burials for those who died in this way. — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

Organizers said donations will help cover funeral and burial expenses, with any additional funds going toward the immediate needs of her children. — Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026

Sportman and a volunteer, Lee West, from the Friends of the Office of State Archaeology, screened a cross-section of the mound to search for human remains or burial remnants. — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026

The procession will cover cities across Iran and Iraq before a final burial in Mashhad, Iran's holiest city. — Emma Graham, CNBC, 4 July 2026