Synonyms of buried

buried 1 of 2

adjective

as in hidden

Related Words

• hidden
• concealed
• disguised
• shrouded
• vague
• obscure
• covert
• insignificant
• trivial
• faint
• unseen
• slender
• subtle
• invisible
• inconspicuous
• unapparent
• indistinct
• slight
• intangible
• inaudible
• liminal
• unnoticeable
• unseeable
• indistinguishable
• imperceptible
• impalpable
• inappreciable
• insensible

Dissimilar Words

• visible
• discernible
• palpable
• appreciable
• perceptible
• sensible
• recognizable
• clear
• tangible
• prominent
• evident
• observable
• plain
• obvious
• manifest
• audible
• conspicuous
• striking
• ponderable
• apparent
• noticeable
• significant
• distinct
• straightforward
• eye-catching

buried

2 of 2

verb

past tense of bury

1

as in interred

to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea

he died on Tuesday and was buried on Friday

Synonyms & Similar Words

• interred
• entombed
• hid
• laid
• tombed
• put away
• concealed
• hearsed
• inhumed
• enshrined
• covered
• immured
• shielded
• ensconced
• reburied
• obscured
• reinterred
• shaded
• inurned
• shrouded
• cloaked
• enshrouded
• curtained
• coffined

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unearthed
• exhumed
• burned
• disinterred
• discovered
• cremated
• exposed
• revealed
• showed
• displayed
• disclosed
• exhibited
• bared
• uncoffined

2

as in concealed

to put into a hiding place

buried his face in his hands as his wife recounted the embarrassing incident

Synonyms & Similar Words

• concealed
• hid
• secreted
• stashed
• ensconced
• cached
• interred
• entombed
• hoarded
• squirreled (away)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• displayed
• exhibited
• exposed
• revealed
• uncovered
• showed
• unveiled
• bared
• paraded
• unearthed
• unwrapped
• unmasked
• flaunted
• disinterred
• showed off

3

as in bombed

to defeat by a large margin

if we don't work harder, the other softball team will bury us

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bombed
• whipped
• smothered
• threw
• overcame
• flattened
• routed
• upset
• trimmed
• annihilated
• pasted
• dusted
• thrashed
• clobbered
• mastered
• topped
• overwhelmed
• beat
• blew away
• smoked
• snowed under
• skinned
• swept
• creamed
• tromped
• trounced
• destroyed
• took
• shellacked
• waxed
• walloped
• conquered
• succeeded
• ate alive
• surpassed
• scored
• dispatched
• crushed
• beat the pants off
• capped
• whomped
• whupped
• drubbed
• exceeded
• licked
• slaughtered
• wiped the floor with
• skunked
• whopped
• ran circles around
• vanquished
• subjugated
• surmounted
• finished
• subdued
• upended
• prevailed (over)
• triumphed (over)
• eclipsed
• won (against)
• knocked over
• transcended
• knocked off
• overthrew
• overpowered
• hurdled
• bested
• flourished
• overmatched
• sank
• aced (out)
• worsted
• overtopped
• excelled
• outdistanced
• outstripped
• broke
• outshone
• outdid
• bettered
• edged (out)
• pipped
• outfought
• nosed out
• did in
• overbore

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of buried

Verb

The beloved pup died in 1840 and is buried on the grounds of Windsor Castle, per English Heritage. — Audrey Schmidt, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026

Also this week, the county coroner’s office released partially redacted reports confirming that all nine of the people died from asphyxiation after being buried under the snow. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026

For even more privacy, or perhaps the best place to accommodate the family, the Dower House is a fabulous five-bedroom private house, complete with a dreamy pool buried deep in the countryside. — Delilah Khomo, Vanity Fair, 8 Aug. 2026

The center reported earlier that the 400-foot-long avalanche buried the nine dead skiers between five and eight feet deep. — Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026

Blue Island is at its strongest when Lenae leaves the subtext buried and lets the craft do the work. — Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 7 Aug. 2026

But buried in dozens of pages about athlete compensation and coaching transitions is language that threatens existing state laws, including laws that protect fairness in women's sports. — Riley Gaines Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Investigators learned that both kittens were buried in the backyard, but the sheriff’s office said that only one of them was recovered during a search of the property. — Steven Yablonski, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026

The first would be to buy a bigger headstone for his family gravesite, where his parents, four siblings and a nephew are buried in a single plot in the Green Street Cemetery. — Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 6 Aug. 2026