ENTOMBS Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

entombs

verb

present tense third-person singular of entomb

as in buries

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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Recent Examples of entombs The sunken battleship entombs more than 900 sailors and Marines at Pearl Harbor. —

Jim Mustian, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026

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buries

Verb

Hollis buries herself in work in an attempt to escape her complicated grief, while aspiring filmmaker Caroline copes by making snarky remarks and bristling at her mom's efforts to connect.

— Clarissa Cruz, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026
But New England’s trade effectively grants Brown the proverbial Change Of Scenery that buries the receiver’s unsaid motivations.

— Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 1 June 2026