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Synonyms for sepulture

  • noun

Most common

grave burial burial chamber interment

All synonyms

Noun

interment, burial, grave, burial chamber, sepulchre UK, sepulcher US, entombment, inhumation

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The act of sepulchring, committing the remains of a deceased person to the grave or sepulchre.

Forms

Plural
sepultures → interments, burials, graves, sepulchres…

Example sentences

  • grave "This grave is your new home." "What do you mean?"
  • burial They dug up Tom's body and gave him a proper burial.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
sepulturesteady
gravesteady
burialsteady
intermentfalling

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

By length

5 letters
grave1
6 letters
burial3
9 letters
interment, sepulchre, sepulcher
10 letters
entombment3, inhumation

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