ENTOMBING Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

as in burial

the act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place the entombing of the pharaohs in the pyramids must have been a magnificent sight

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entombing

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verb

present participle of entomb

as in burying

to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea a number of Boston's historic notables are entombed in the Old Granary Burying Ground

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Recent Examples of entombing

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The entrance of the cave was filled with concrete, entombing the body inside. — Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025

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But her ashes are now inside her daughter’s apartment because the family couldn’t afford the more than $10,000 for a burial.

— Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026
Craig and Sarah have each been charged with failure to report a corpse of a child and disturbing a human burial site, both felonies, according to their respective court records.

— Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of burial

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In one southern Nepali district — Chitwan — authorities will resort to burying hundreds of unidentified bodies in a mass grave, local police told CNN.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
The flooding inundated areas along the Trishuli River, burying some buildings and damaging bridges and roadways.

— Jon Haworth, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of burying

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Matheson was a married father of four who lived in Utah, according to a GoFundMe page created to raise money for funeral costs and other expenses.

— Tony Marrero, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026
Five people are facing charges after a traffic stop following a funeral in Boynton Beach, as new video raises questions about the force used during the arrests.

— Paige Meyer, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026

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