Buried
Buried adjective - Placed in a grave.
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Buried
Disinterred is an antonym for buried.
Disinterred
Both words in one sentence
-
Bones found there in 1674 under a staircase (as More had said, though he also said he had heard that Richard had had them disinterred and buried elsewhere) were declared to be theirs by the then king, Charles II.
Source: Useful Notes / Richard III -
She notes that the "coffin bells" never once saved a person who'd been prematurely buried, although some were disinterred when the corpse's decomposition caused its weight to shift and sound a false alarm.
Source: Buried Alive
Cite this Source
Disinterred and Buried. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/buried/disinterred
Buried & Disinterred. N.p., 2016. Web. 31 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/buried/disinterred>.
Disinterred or Buried. 2016. Accessed July 31, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/buried/disinterred.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "buried" and "disinterred" have occurred on timeline