Synonyms of entombed

entombed

verb

past tense of entomb

as in buried

to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea

a number of Boston's historic notables are entombed in the Old Granary Burying Ground

Synonyms & Similar Words

• buried
• interred
• tombed
• laid
• hid
• hearsed
• put away
• enshrined
• inhumed
• immured
• concealed
• ensconced
• shielded
• inurned
• enshrouded
• shaded
• reburied
• obscured
• shrouded
• cloaked
• covered
• curtained
• reinterred
• coffined

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unearthed
• exhumed
• burned
• disinterred
• discovered
• cremated
• exposed
• revealed
• exhibited
• displayed
• disclosed
• showed
• bared
• uncoffined

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of entombed

Riz Ahmed is there, entombed in his role as a frazzled scientific advisor who recognizes the severity of the situation. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2026

Country music icon Dolly Parton will be entombed next to her husband Carl Thomas Dean in Tennessee. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026

The consensus seems to be that these bizarre objects, which were first discovered in 2022, are growing supermassive black holes entombed within huge clouds of gas that have spectrums similar to cool, red stars, such as red giants. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Stories have circulated that he was cremated or entombed in the downtown Detroit Renaissance Center office building complex. — Eric Shawn, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026

Spontaneous applause erupted — and even some tears were shed — at the battered parking structure where Gil had been entombed since the two temblors struck within seconds of each other on June 24. — Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026

Hall today is entombed at the Signers’ Monument in Augusta alongside Walton. — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 30 June 2026

In downtown Miami, the contours of a prehistoric Tequesta village and burial site lie entombed under a Whole Foods and a Joe & the Juice. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026

Lick died at age 80 just a few months later and is entombed at the observatory. — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 13 June 2026