Synonyms of inhumation
3 similar words · 2 opposite words
Another word for inhumation is interment. Other synonyms of inhumation are burial. The opposite of inhumation is exhumation.
Synonyms and similar words for inhumation
nounMore synonyms
- burialThe act of burying; interment; placing remains into the earth.
- entombment
- intermentThe act of burying a dead body; burial.
Opposite of inhumation
nounMore antonyms
- disintermentThe act of disinterring.
- exhumationThe act of digging up that which has been buried.
Meaning of inhumation
- noun The act of burial.
- noun The act of burying vessels in warm earth in order to expose their contents to a steady moderate heat; the state of being thus exposed.
- noun Arenation.
inhumation in other languages
Questions about synonyms of inhumation
- What is another word for inhumation?
- Inhumation has 3 synonyms on Word.ws, such as interment and burial.
- What is the opposite of inhumation?
- The opposite of inhumation is exhumation.
- What does inhumation mean?
- Inhumation means the act of burial.
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