Synonyms for inhumation

Most common

burial · interment · entombment · sepulture

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Noun

Antonyms

exhumation, disinterment

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   The act of burial.

Forms

Plural

inhumations → burials, interments, entombments, sepultures…

Example sentences

• burial They dug up Tom's body and gave him a proper burial.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters

burial³

9 letters

interment, sepulture

10 letters

entombment³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (burial³ = 3 syllables).

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Français

inhumation

Italiano

inumazione

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inhumación

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