Synonyms of unearthed

unearthed

verb

past tense of unearth

as in exhumed

to remove from place of burial

unearthed a hoard of treasures from the Egyptian tomb

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exhumed
• disinterred

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• buried
• interred
• entombed
• tombed
• inhumed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of unearthed

In July 2025, utility workers excavating trenches to expand an underground gas network in Peru's capital unearthed two pre-Incan tombs that were over 1,000 years old. — CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

On Thursday, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office announced that a volunteer search-and-rescue team had unearthed the remains at Palomar Mountain State Park. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Visitors can view artifacts that museum officials say offer a rare look at discoveries from ancient Egypt, including objects unearthed by archaeologists and items made of gold from tombs. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

Continue reading … -- POLITICS IVORY TOWER SPY — Harvard-China links unearthed as Congress finds 140 papers co-authored by CCP military universities. — FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026

The Department of Homeland Security plans to buy thousands of the gloves capable of zapping suspects with painful shocks in a no-bid contract, according to federal government purchasing records first unearthed by the Associated Press. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026

Exactly one hundred years after the Queen Mother’s nuptials, Kate Middleton unearthed her wedding tiara from the royal vault and selected it for the 2023 state visit of the President of the Republic of South Korea. — Emma Banks, InStyle, 13 Aug. 2026

So far, paleontologists have unearthed Cambrian coprolites from about 35 sites around the world, spanning a period from around 540 to 494 million years ago. — ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026

Duff, on tour behind her fantastic new album Luck … or Something, unearthed the fan favorite, performing it for the first time since 2006. — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026