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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of buried

Verb

The dielectric features were therefore buried inside the device, helping preserve their shape during fabrication. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026

There are also military capabilities there, including air defenses and mines buried underground. — Gabrielle Khoriaty, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026

Nine days after flash flooding washed away valleys and buried entire villages, rescue workers in Nepal had started to shift their operations from finding survivors to recovering bodies. — Kosh Raj Koirala, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026

Speaking of foul-smelling things, where would humanity be without the now Ig Nobel–winning knowledge of what happens to 1,000 pairs of underpants buried for months at sites around the globe? — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 4 Sep. 2026

Inside the Mallahi family compound, a blast tore a crater through the roof and walls, leaving floral decorations, carpets and household belongings buried in rubble and shattered glass. — Amir Vahdat, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Value depends on unified, accurate payment, invoice and banking data, ready for immediate action and not buried in silos. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Gatwood believes the statue may have been used as garden art and that it was eventually buried with time. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026

The body of the Venezuelan dissident, who had sought political asylum in Chile, was found inside a suitcase buried beneath a cement slab in Santiago, the capital. — ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026