Synonyms of buries

buries

verb

present tense third-person singular of bury

1

as in inters

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

• inters
• hides
• lays
• entombs
• tombs
• conceals
• puts away
• enshrines
• obscures
• inhumes
• covers
• ensconces
• hearses
• shields
• enshrouds
• immures
• shrouds
• cloaks
• shades
• inurns
• curtains
• coffins
• reburies
• reinters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unearths
• exhumes
• reveals
• disinters
• burns
• discloses
• discovers
• exposes
• shows
• bares
• displays
• exhibits
• cremates
• uncoffins

2

as in conceals

to put into a hiding place

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• conceals
• hides
• secretes
• stashes
• caches
• ensconces
• hoards
• squirrels (away)
• entombs
• inters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• displays
• reveals
• exhibits
• exposes
• uncovers
• shows
• unmasks
• unveils
• unwraps
• bares
• flaunts
• unearths
• shows off
• parades
• disinters

3

as in overcomes

to defeat by a large margin

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• overcomes
• throws
• smothers
• flattens
• annihilates
• bombs
• whips
• clobbers
• thrashes
• beats
• overwhelms
• upsets
• takes
• routs
• wallops
• dusts
• trounces
• smokes
• blows away
• masters
• tops
• destroys
• trims
• pastes
• conquers
• surpasses
• succeeds
• sweeps
• exceeds
• scores
• tromps
• skins
• drubs
• waxes
• creams
• whups
• whomps
• subdues
• dispatches
• eats alive
• snows under
• crushes
• beats the pants off
• wipes the floor with
• shellacs
• whops
• licks
• surmounts
• runs circles around
• vanquishes
• overpowers
• slaughters
• upends
• transcends
• skunks
• subjugates
• overthrows
• caps
• excels
• outshines
• outdoes
• outstrips
• wins (against)
• prevails (over)
• bests
• triumphs (over)
• overtops
• outdistances
• finishes
• eclipses
• knocks over
• hurdles
• overbears
• flourishes
• knocks off
• breaks
• sinks
• edges (out)
• overmatches
• noses out
• betters
• aces (out)
• worsts
• outfights
• does in
• pips

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of buries

His body is never recovered, and the Gardiner family buries an empty casket. — Patrick Gomez, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Oct. 2026

Everyone stress-tests the checkout, then quietly buries returns, cancellations and subscription pauses. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

The winter months pass, long nights, a bomb cyclone that buries my basement windows in snow and leaves me to lurk in the dark like a slumbering bear, and then spring arrives abrupt and clanging and golden. — Brian Laidlaw, Longreads, 1 Sep. 2026

But New England’s trade effectively grants Brown the proverbial Change Of Scenery that buries the receiver’s unsaid motivations. — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 1 June 2026

Just keep in mind that Google buries the reporting tools deep in the admin console. — John Brandon, PC Magazine, 29 May 2026

Royal buries her head in Kenda’s armpit. — Sean Gregory, Time, 26 May 2026

Enzo buries his head in his dad’s chest as if looking for refuge. — Carlos Aguilar, IndieWire, 15 May 2026