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

Cremation and interment services are being handled by Chapel Lawn Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens. — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026

Following the service, a procession of family and invited guests led by the Idaho State Police will proceed to the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery for the interment ceremony. — Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 2 May 2026

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