Exhumation and Interment

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Exhumation noun - The act of digging something out of the ground (especially a corpse) where it has been buried.

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Interment is an antonym for exhumation.

Nearby Words: exhume, exhumed, exhuming, exhumer

Interment noun - The act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place.

Usage example: a respectful but nonreligious interment in a private cemetery

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Exhumation is an antonym for interment.

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Interment and Exhumation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/exhumation/interment

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