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

The risk of transmission also limits contact with the patients even after death, depriving families of closure and the opportunity to observe their preferred burial rites.

— Constant Same Bagalwa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
However, local governments have their own ordinances regarding pet burials.

— Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of burial

Noun

That strike prevented the landing of an Iranian flight carrying a Houthi delegation returning from the funeral of Iran’s supreme leader, who had been killed in the opening strikes of the war in February.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
The next morning, Helen’s daughter, Maribeth, drove to Aberdeen with her father and brothers for Rudolf’s funeral.

— Meghan O'Brien, NBC news, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of funeral

Noun

Parker separately ordered city flags to remain at half-staff until sunset on the day of Seiber's interment.

— James Cirrone , Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
The horse’s intact body and the pieces of a decorative harness found with it suggest a deliberate and perhaps honorific interment.

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of interment

Noun

One such detail is the prospect of a Gallagher-brothers-style burying of the hatchet for Harry and Prince William.

— Jamie Timson, TheWeek, 21 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of burying

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