DISINTERRED Synonyms: 7 Similar and Opposite Words

disinterred

verb

Definition of disinterred next

past tense of disinter

as in unearthed

to remove from place of burial the Egyptian mummy was carefully disinterred

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Recent Examples of disinterred The remains were disinterred in October 2011. —

Kerry Breen, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026 Three years ago, those remains from Taiwan were disinterred and new examinations begun, leading to Bianchi’s identification in August, the agency said, adding that the results were made public on Wednesday after Bianchi’s family was fully briefed. —

Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 11 Dec. 2025 In June, Jeff Thiel’s remains were disinterred from a Waupaca County cemetery. —

Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 21 Nov. 2025 Among its prominent displays is Houston Conwill’s The Joyful Mysteries, a set of time capsules that were buried in the adjacent lot in 1984 and disinterred during construction and brought indoors. —

Justin Davidson, Curbed, 3 Nov. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for disinterred

unearthed

Verb

Though members of the British royal family rarely express emotion in public, King Charles did express his grief over the death of Princess Diana in a letter from 1997 that was later unearthed at an auction house in Paris, per The Daily Mail.

— Christopher Luu, InStyle, 29 May 2026
More details have been unearthed pertaining to the health of Kyle Busch prior to the NASCAR legend’s sudden death last week.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026