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bury
Synonyms and Antonyms of bury
- he died on Tuesday and was buried on Friday
- buried his face in his hands as his wife recounted the embarrassing incident
- if we don't work harder, the other softball team will bury us
beat, best, conquer, dispatch, hurdle, lick, master, overbear, overcome, overmatch, prevail (over), subdue, surmount, take, throw, triumph (over), win (against), worst
crush, knock off, knock over, overpower, overthrow, overwhelm, subjugate, upend, vanquish
ace (out), better, eclipse, exceed, outdistance, outdo, outfight, outshine, outstrip, overtop, surpass, top, transcend
edge (out), nose out, pip [British]
Synonym Discussion of bury
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- hide in the closet
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- a house hidden in the woods
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- concealed the weapon
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- a house screened by trees
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- secreted the amulet inside his shirt
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- buried the treasure
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