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Synonyms of bury in English:

bury


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verb

1‘all the crew were buried at Stonefall cemetery’

SYNONYMS
inter, lay to rest, consign to the grave, entomb
earth up
informal put six feet under, plant
North American informal deep-six
literary sepulchre, ensepulchre, inhume, inearth
ANTONYMS

exhume

2‘she buried her face in her hands’

SYNONYMS
hide, conceal, cover, put out of sight, secrete, enfold
submerge, sink, embed, engulf, immerse, enclose, tuck, cup
literary enshroud
ANTONYMS

reveal, take out of

3‘the bullet buried itself in the wood’

SYNONYMS
embed, sink, implant, submerge, insert
drive something into
ANTONYMS

extract from

4‘he buried himself in his work’

SYNONYMS
absorb, engross, occupy, engage, busy, employ, distract, preoccupy, immerse, interest, involve