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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There are just under 5,000 burial vaults (all above ground), which include imposing mausoleums made of marble.

— Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2026
The researchers suggest that low-oxygen burial conditions at the site may have limited the breakdown of organic material, helping the structures survive.

— Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of burial

Verb

Cedric Von Ferdinand, 34, is accused of killing Nadine Jett and burying her remains in her Oak Creek Road property, San Diego County Dist.

— Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Merced County Code does not explicitly state any countywide ordinance that prohibits burying a domestic pet on private property.

— Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of burying

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For one minute during his funeral, as a mark of respect, all Bell telephone service across America stopped.

— Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
The station’s guard, Mohammed al-Nour, was killed, and a large crowd from the city attended his funeral, Wadaa said.

— Hamza Fahmy, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026

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According to legends that circulated in the Middle Ages, the Codex Gigas was created by a monk in Podlažice who sinned and was sentenced to death by immurement—live entombment in a walled enclosure.

— Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
Under California’s Health and Safety Code, local governments can establish rules for burial, inurnment and entombment, as well as the maintenance of cemeteries, mausoleums and columbariums.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026

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