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Synonyms & Antonyms of interring
(Entry 1 of 2)
the act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place
- fittingly, the interring took place on a gloomy, rainy day
Synonyms for interring
- burial,
- burying,
- entombing,
- entombment,
- inhumation,
- interment,
- obsequy
- (usually obsequies),
- sepulture
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interring
verbpresent participle of inter
Synonyms & Antonyms of interring (Entry 2 of 2)
to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea
- the soldier was interred with great honors at Arlington National Cemetery
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