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

The bones were unearthed in 2019, but have only recently been identified as Denisovan, thanks to a distinctive amino acid found in tooth enamel. — Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026

One of the new studies focused on the marks on animal bones and stone tools unearthed in the cave. — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026

Von der Goltz unearthed several gems like a rare Karl Lagerfeld for Chloé set from 1981 and a Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche safari jacket. — Ari Stark, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

Kelce bought a home in Bratenahl earlier this year, a fact unearthed last week by the Wall Street Journal. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026

In the last three centuries, scholars have unearthed a few morsels—a description in an old poem of a similar tapestry; some rare Scandinavian textiles—that provide at least fragmentary context for the artifact’s existence. — John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026

The remains were unearthed from 324-million-year-old Late Mississippian deposits in the Tesnus Formation of western Texas. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026

Then there’s the library mantel Burnett unearthed, its twin nooks now unassumingly holding the couple’s Oscars. — Caroline Randall Williams, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2026

An 11,000-year-old statue depicting a person on the back of a leopard was unearthed by archaeologists at a Stone Age site in southern Turkey, the country’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced in a statement on August 25. — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 27 Aug. 2026