INTERMENT Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of interment 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 An interment service will follow at the Mount Calvary Baptist Church Lakeside Cemetery in Macon. —

Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for interment

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Meanwhile, Sanz-Royo and her colleagues also put three of the teeth into fancy lab machinery to simulate millennia of burial.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 June 2026
According to the health ministry, the main challenges in containing the outbreak include early detection and rapid isolation of cases, rigorous contact tracing, safe and dignified burials and strengthening infection prevention and control in health facilities.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 June 2026