Synonyms of entombing

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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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• burial
• burying
• funeral
• entombment
• interment
• inhumation
• interring
• sepulture
• embalmment
• obsequy
• reburial
• reinterment
• inurnment
• immurement

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exhumation
• cremation
• disinterment
• unearthing

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• burying
• interring
• hiding
• tombing
• laying
• putting away
• hearsing
• inhuming
• enshrining
• concealing
• shielding
• ensconcing
• enshrouding
• reburying
• immuring
• obscuring
• shrouding
• shading
• curtaining
• cloaking
• covering
• inurning
• reinterring
• coffining

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exhuming
• unearthing
• disinterring
• burning
• cremating
• revealing
• exposing
• disclosing
• discovering
• showing
• displaying
• exhibiting
• baring
• uncoffining

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of entombing

Verb

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