Synonyms of interment

interment

noun

in-ˈtər-mənt 

as in burial

the act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place

a respectful but nonreligious interment in a private cemetery

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exhumation
• cremation
• disinterment
• unearthing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of interment

His death certificate, obtained by TMZ, did not elaborate on plans for Carradine’s interment, and the family has requested privacy to grieve. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026

While the short-term interment camps were said to be closed in 2019, thousands ended up in prison, where experts have said they were targeted for their identity and not for actual crimes. — ABC News, 11 Mar. 2026

This photo gallery documents the morning’s tribute in Lake Worth, from the motorcycle escort to the formal interment of heroes who served in World War I, World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. — Joe Cavaretta, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026

The interment will follow at the Emanuel Synagogue Cemetery at 1361 Berlin Turnpike in Wethersfield. — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2026