FUNERALS Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

funerals

noun

plural of funeral

as in obsequies

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Recent Examples of funerals Since then, the 65-year-old has only made public appearances at family events, including his parents' funerals and, most recently, the funeral of Britain's Duchess of Kent, Katharine, in September. — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025

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burials

Noun

Surnames like McKenzie, Adams and Scribner make frequent appearances on headstones at the roughly 600-grave cemetery, which is still allows burials of descendants of the town or people who live nearby.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2026
Owing to constant construction noise, daily burials at the cemetery would no longer take place in silence.

— Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026