INHUMATIONS Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

inhumations

noun

plural of inhumation

as in burials

the act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place there is evidence that this ancient culture practiced cremation as well as inhumation

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burials

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Mass burials of unidentified bodies in Kathmandu In Kathmandu, police worked in heavy rain on Tuesday to bury dozens of bodies in multiple trenches next to a forested area.

— Shristi Kafle, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Preliminary explorations indicate these burials were looted in antiquity; passages linking them are thought to have been made by ancient robbers moving between the tombs.

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 31 Aug. 2026

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