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

The burial ground was likely Protestant due to a complete absence of devotional items, such as crosses and medals characteristic of Catholic burials. — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

For instance, the earliest burials from the 25th Dynasty were of individual burials (mummies 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17) with men and women often separated, although the authors caution against reading too much into that evidence. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026

Many residents’ anger is caused by misinformation about the virus and bans on traditional burials — when families prepare the bodies and people gather for a funeral, which can lead to further infections. — ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026

In the padres’ careful records, burials far outstripped baptisms. — Literary Hub, 29 July 2026

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

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