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burying

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of burying

the act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place

all the grandchildren attended the burying of their grandfather in his homeland

Synonyms of burying

burial, entombing, entombment, inhumation, interment, interring, obsequy (usually obsequies), sepulture

Words Related to burying

embalmment, funeral

immurement, inurnment

reburial, reinterment

Near Antonyms of burying

Antonyms of burying

disinterment, exhumation, unearthing

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