Synonyms for interment
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of burying a dead body; burial.
Forms
- Plural
- interments → burials, funerals, entombments, buryings…
Example sentences
- funeral Funeral services will take place in the cathedral.
- burial They dug up Tom's body and gave him a proper burial.
- burying The dog was busy burying his bone in the garden.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| interment | falling | |
| funeral | rising | |
| burial | steady | |
| burying | rising | |
| entombment | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- burial3
- 7 letters
- funeral3, burying3
- 9 letters
- sepulture
- 10 letters
- entombment3, inhumation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (burial3 = 3 syllables).