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

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

Archaeologists long knew the Tequesta had a substantial presence along the Miami River, and previous excavations had turned up evidence of indigenous burials and settlement thousands of years old. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026

The viruses trigger the same type of disease and are spread via the same methods — contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person, or the preparation of an infected corpse for traditional burials. — Helen Branswell, STAT, 30 June 2026

At the epicenter in Congo's eastern Ituri province where burials have become routine, including of babies. — ABC News, 19 June 2026

In March 2026, archaeologists published a study of 125 burials from a Stone Age civilization in modern-day Hungary. — Ky Merkley, The Conversation, 15 June 2026

Anderson and Vanderi worked with a team of volunteers sifting through the disturbed burials to recover and analyze the Revolutionary War remains for eventual reinterment. — Susan Young, PEOPLE, 26 May 2026