OBSEQUY Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

obsequy

noun

ˈäb-sə-kwē

Definition of obsequy

as in burial

usually obsequies plural the act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place the murder victim's father was the chief mourner at the obsequies

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Noun

Rescuers recovered 11 bodies, mostly women and children, and handed them over to relatives for burial, Faizi said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
Both sites are considered sacred by Native Americans, marked by cliff dwellings, petroglyphs and scenic canyons, as well as by burial sites and ancestral villages.

— News Desk, Artforum, 14 July 2026

Definition of burial

Noun

Adams' father, Juanito Adams, told South African TV news station eNCA on Sunday that the family were waiting for the results of an autopsy and had not yet made any funeral plans.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026
Actor and producer Tyler Perry is chipping in for the 18-year-old’s funeral, and former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick is helping fund an independent autopsy commissioned by Wells’s family.

— Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 13 July 2026

Definition of funeral

Noun

Cremation and interment services are being handled by Chapel Lawn Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens.

— Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026
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.

— Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 25 May 2026

Definition of interment

Noun

Eaton wildfire survivors’ anger about Southern California Edison’s burying of electric wires in Altadena boiled over Tuesday with residents calling on government officials to temporarily halt the work.

— Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
According to Purina, a common quirky habit many dog owners notice is food-burying.

— Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025

Definition of burying

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