INTERRING Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of interring

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

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interring

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verb

present participle of inter

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

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Advertisement The Kennedys argued that courts have previously recognized families’ interests in protecting their relatives’ burial sites.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 11 Nov. 2026
Iris' funeral arrangements and burial will be conducted privately at another time.

— Josh Taylor, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of burial

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In a town in southeastern Ukraine that is occupied by Russian forces, burying the dead has actually been forbidden.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2026
Brand was also convicted of burying his head in the genitals of a former Channel 4 employee during the recording of a DVD in 2009.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of burying

Noun

For one minute during his funeral, as a mark of respect, all Bell telephone service across America stopped.

— Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
The station’s guard, Mohammed al-Nour, was killed, and a large crowd from the city attended his funeral, Wadaa said.

— Hamza Fahmy, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026

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