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Synonyms for inter

8 synonyms
4 antonyms
1 meaning

verb

Most common

entomb inhume inurn immure

All synonyms

Verb

1. Bury — to bury in a grave

bury, lay to rest, entomb, inhume, inurn, hide, inearth formal

Other

Antonyms

exhume, disinter, unearth

All antonyms of inter →

Definitions

v. 1
To bury in a grave.

Related words

Phrases: inter alia

Forms

Past participle: intered
e.g. intered → buried, entombed, inhumed, inurned…

Choose the right word

Inter, Bury or Entomb?

Bury may be used of any object, entomb and inter only of a dead body.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
inter		steady
entomb		rising
inhume		steady
inurn		steady
immure		steady

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

By length

4 letters: hide¹, bury²
5 letters: inurn
6 letters: entomb², inhume, immure
7 letters: inearth

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bury² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: ensevelir
Español: sepultar
Deutsch: verschütten
Català: sepultar