Synonyms of burials

burials

noun

plural of burial

1

as in funerals

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

• funerals
• interments
• inhumations
• obsequies
• entombments
• sepultures
• reburials
• embalmments
• inurnments
• reinterments
• immurements

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cremations
• exhumations
• disinterments

2

as in tombs

a final resting place for a dead person

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tombs
• graves
• cemeteries
• churchyards
• sepulchres
• graveyards
• mausoleums
• vaults
• crypts
• catacombs
• columbaria
• sepultures
• tumuli
• charnels
• barrows
• mounds
• potter's fields

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of burials

There are environmental concerns that traditional burials monopolize too much land and employ toxins that can leach into the soil and groundwater. — John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026

Rumors about Ebola treatment centers, fears of isolation and resistance to safe burials have led some people to avoid testing or seek care only after becoming critically ill. — ABC News, 23 July 2026

Community resistance to Ebola teams, particularly those carrying out safe burials, has also hampered the response. — Prosper Heri Ngorora, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

After Blake Street Cemetery stopped accepting new burials in 1931, New Haven began relying on another paupers’ cemetery located on Woodin Street. — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026

Pictures shared with Fox News Digital show the remains of the ancient church, including intricate polychrome mosaic floors and human burials alongside its foundation walls. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026

An elite class held the reins of Scythian power, their elevated status celebrated in death through rich burials. — Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

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

In Bunia and Rwampara, 75 decontaminations and 57 safe and dignified burials have been carried out by teams directly supported by UNICEF and partners. — Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026