as in burial
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 & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
as in burying
to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea
the soldier was interred with great honors at Arlington National Cemetery
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interring
Noun
-
Applications for headstones, markers, and burial benefits processing will continue.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
29 Sep. 2025 -
The careful arrangement of ossuaries within the dolmen suggests communal burial practices and sophisticated ceremonial planning, providing archaeologists with invaluable insight into societal structures in prehistoric Iberia.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
The Mountain View Fire Protection District and Boulder County sheriff’s deputies responded when neighbors reported the fire, and the cult members extinguished the blaze by burying it with dirt.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
26 Sep. 2025
-
Goldberg stared blankly into the camera before fully burying her head in her arms.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
Funds will go toward funeral expenses and to support his wife.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
1 Oct. 2025
-
The song has been reprised several times for different charitable causes over the years, and in 2009, versions of the song were performed at Jackson's funeral.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
An interment will be held at Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
27 Sep. 2025
-
From the day of death until the interment of an associate justice of the Supreme Court, a secretary of an executive or military department, a former vice president or the governor of a state.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Interring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interring. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share