ENTOMBING Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

as in burial

the act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place the entombing of the pharaohs in the pyramids must have been a magnificent sight

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verb

present participle of entomb

as in burying

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

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This past February, what remained suddenly fell, entombing several squatters. — Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026 The entrance of the cave was filled with concrete, entombing the body inside. — Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025

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The remains from 77 previously unknown burials were being stored in a secure facility, UC Davis Health officials said.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026
As grief turns to accusation, Warmooge’s mother refuses burial without justice, and the village fractures under the weight of uncertainty and pressure to resolve the truth.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of burial

Verb

Revenue suffered during the shutdown, burying the company in a hole of debt with little chance of climbing out.

— Joshua Ceballos, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
People are already burying the Chargers and this line moved from nearly double-digits (Chargers -9½) to under the key number of 7.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2026

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Back in the present, the Halogram (last updated in 2006) susses out that John is lying about the grandeur of Hal’s funeral when the former protégé mentions sitting next to MOGO, the Lantern who famously doesn’t socialize.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026
That is because in many cases, probate judges determined there was nothing left in the estates after funeral costs and other debts were paid.

— Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of funeral

Noun

The snow eventually hardens like a concrete entombment.

— Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 21 Feb. 2026
City and county governments set local rules covering burials, inurnments, entombments and the upkeep of cemeteries, mausoleums and columbariums, according to state law.

— Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025

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