Synonyms of exhumed

exhumed

verb

past tense of exhume

as in unearthed

to remove from place of burial

the remains of John Paul Jones were exhumed in Paris and transported with great ceremony to the U.S. Naval Academy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unearthed
• disinterred

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• buried
• interred
• entombed
• tombed
• inhumed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of exhumed

Since April 2023, over 400 bodies have been exhumed from shallow graves believed to be linked to Mackenzie’s doomsday cult. — Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2026

In 2023, more than 400 bodies were exhumed from shallow graves on the 800-acre Chakama Ranch in coastal Kilifi County, where Mackenzie’s followers lived in mud huts, away from the scrutiny of local communities and authorities. — Evelyne Musambi, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

The cemetery where her family members are buried is one of eight in the flood zone that will have to be exhumed. — Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026

Investigators then exhumed the gravesite and compared the DNA to that on the skull and bones found in Sellers Park in 2011. — Joe Brandt, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2026

Bodies identified after a mass burial could be exhumed and handed over to the families, officials say. — Andrew Jones, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026

Five-year-old Tina Carter waited patiently with her mother Diana in a long line to carefully print her first name on a timecapsule scroll to be exhumed in 2076. — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2026

The eight-part series, led by Charlie Hunnam, tapped into the serial killer who killed at least two women and exhumed several bodies for his heinous purposes in the 1950s. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 28 May 2026

Lee joins a growing list of celebrities both dead and still living, including Judy Garland, Burt Reynolds, Albert Einstein, Michael Caine and David Hasselhoff, who have been exhumed and reanimated through the dark magic of LLMs. — Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026