Synonyms of hearse

hearse

verb

as in to inter

to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea

the cemetery hearses an average of eight bodies a week

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inter
• bury
• tomb
• entomb
• put away
• lay
• hide
• coffin
• inhume
• curtain
• conceal
• shade
• obscure
• cloak
• shroud
• shield
• enshrine
• cover
• inurn
• immure
• ensconce
• enshroud
• reinter
• rebury

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disinter
• exhume
• show
• display
• burn
• reveal
• exhibit
• unearth
• cremate
• discover
• disclose
• bare
• expose
• uncoffin

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hearse

Prior to his death, Philip specified his funeral plans and laid out the arrangements, from the music to the custom Land Rover hearse. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026

This can also include autos such as ambulances, work trucks, hearses, etc. — Block Advisors Contributor, Forbes.com, 15 Jan. 2026

Each day brings more permanent residents, arriving in black hearses trailing solemn convoys of hazard-flashing cars to a place still served by generations of locals who cut granite memorials or pour sympathetic whiskeys. — Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025

There was Ozzy’s hearse up front and the family in about five black SUVs following us. — Steve Knopper, Billboard, 30 July 2025

Police vans and hearses were among the only available vehicles large enough to transport someone lying down. — Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2025