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

Past a certain point, more preparation buries the message instead of sharpening it. — Lynn Smith, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 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

Hollis buries herself in work in an attempt to escape her complicated grief, while aspiring filmmaker Caroline copes by making snarky remarks and bristling at her mom's efforts to connect. — Clarissa Cruz, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 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

Tuanzebe buries his head in Bakambu’s neck and pats his back repeatedly. — Franklin Leonard, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026