SEPULTURE Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

sepulture

noun

ˈse-pəl-ˌchu̇r

Definition of sepulture

as in tomb

a final resting place for a dead person opened the sepulture and examined the mummy

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as in burial

the act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place the final sepulture of the body had to wait until the ground thawed

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Noun

Architect Todd Ernst, who helped uncover the mural, compared the experience to discovering an Egyptian tomb.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
But there is very little archaeological evidence available, given that many of the earliest Egyptian tombs were plundered and/or hastily excavated.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of tomb

Noun

Among the items back on Greek soil are black- and red-figure vessels, some with handles, decorated with scenes from Greek mythology, and would have been used in everyday life or as burial offerings.

— Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Similar memorial and burial ceremonies will be held Thursday in three other parts of Vietnam, with the remains of what are believed to be 93 people to be buried in Tuyen Quang province.

— Aniruddha Ghosal, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of burial

Noun

The second group then needs to run to the graveyard and match the head with the scream issuing from the grave.

— Alice Burton, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
In a decision partly influenced by his mother (Elisabeth Shue) and two sisters (Jane Levy and Emily Rudd) having to visit an empty grave, Jay sets out to find his father’s remains on the ocean floor near Monastery Beach.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026

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