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Burial

A grave; a tomb; a place of sepulture.

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Concealing 76% connected

of Conceal

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Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Concealment 76% connected

The act of concealing; the state of being concealed.

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Funeral 76% connected

The solemn rites used in the disposition of a dead human body, whether such disposition be by interment, burning, or otherwise; esp., the ceremony or…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Hiding 76% connected

of Hide

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Obsequy 76% connected

The last duty or service to a person, rendered after his death; hence, a rite or ceremony pertaining to burial; -- now used only in the plural.

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Bury 74% connected

A borough; a manor; as, the Bury of St. Edmond's

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Bury 74% connected

A borough; a manor; as, the Bury of St. Edmond's

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 5

Burying 92% connected

of Bury

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Entombment 92% connected

The act of entombing or burying, or state of being entombed; burial.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Inhumation 92% connected

The act of inhuming or burying; interment.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Interment 92% connected

The act or ceremony of depositing a dead body in the earth; burial; sepulture; inhumation.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Sepulture 92% connected

The act of depositing the dead body of a human being in the grave; burial; interment.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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