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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entombing

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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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The entrance of the cave was filled with concrete, entombing the body inside. — Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025

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But the complete burial of the young male horse was among the most exciting finds for the researchers.

— Ahmed Shawkat, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
The 1,000 estimate does not include children who died in state custody but were returned to their families for burial.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026

Definition of burial

Verb

Mexican cartels began using explosives more extensively about five years ago, dropping them from drones to attack security forces or rival groups and burying explosive devices in the ground to defend or control territory.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
Families are burying victims while relatives of the missing wait for answers, as authorities detain the captain, crew and port officials in a widening probe into the disaster’s cause.

— Andrew Wilks, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of burying

Noun

Proof of that is that Harry was not invited to the funeral of Norway’s King Harald.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 14 Sep. 2026
Which is how, at a funeral parlor, Bernie comes to meet Araminta (Jodie Comer channeling her inner Helena Bonham-Carter as a gothic, reclusive cat lady).

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 11 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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