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Buried as an Adjective
Definitions of "Buried" as an adjective
Synonyms of "Buried" as an adjective (2 Words)
Usage Examples of "Buried" as an adjective
Associations of "Buried" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Buried” are: inhumed, interred

Buried as an Adjective

Definitions of "Buried" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “buried” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

Placed or hidden underground.
Placed in a grave.
Covered up or repressed.

Synonyms of "Buried" as an adjective (2 Words)

inhumed	Placed in a grave.
interred	Placed in a grave.

Usage Examples of "Buried" as an adjective

What buried secrets could possibly prompt this severe a self-punishment?
For many, music is a gateway to unlocking buried emotions.
Buried treasure.
The hastily buried corpses.

Associations of "Buried" (30 Words)

below	See below. He jumped from the window into the moat below.
beneath	At a lower level or layer. Upper layers can be removed to reveal internal parts beneath.
burial	Concealing something under the ground. His remains were shipped home for burial.
casket	Enclose in a casket. A small brass casket* containing four black opals.*
cemetery	A large burial ground, especially one not in a churchyard. A military cemetery.
coffin	Put a dead body in a coffin. A clapped out one gun flying coffin.
conceal	Hold back; keep from being perceived by others. She conceals her anger well.
crypt	A small tubular gland, pit, or recess.
entomb	Place (a dead body) in a tomb. Many people died most entombed in collapsed buildings.
epigraph	A short quotation or saying at the beginning of a book or chapter, intended to suggest its theme.
excavate	Find by digging in the ground. The ground was largely excavated by hand.
funeral	A sermon delivered at a funeral. The community would call him to preach the funeral.
grave	A mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation. Grave responsibilities.
gravestone	An inscribed headstone marking a grave.
inhume	Bury. No hand his bones shall gather or inhume.
inscription	A thing inscribed, as on a monument or in a book. The inscription* on her headstone.*
inter	Place in a grave or tomb. He was interred with the military honours due to him.
interment	The burial of a corpse in a grave or tomb, typically with funeral rites. The day of interment.
mausoleum	A large burial chamber, usually above ground. A cultural mausoleum* such as the Tate.*
mortician	One whose business is the management of funerals.
mummification	(pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color. Bureaucratic mummification* in red tape.*
necropolis	A tract of land used for burials.
pharaoh	A ruler in ancient Egypt. The time of the pharaohs.
plaque	A small, distinct, typically raised patch or region on or within the body resulting from local damage or deposition of material, such as a fatty deposit on an artery wall in atherosclerosis or a site of localized damage of brain tissue in Alzheimer’s disease. Plaque around gum margins can lead to gingivitis.
quietus	Something that has a calming or soothing effect.
sarcophagus	A stone coffin (usually bearing sculpture or inscriptions.
sepulcher	A chamber that is used as a grave.
tomb	A place for the burial of a corpse especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone. The house was as quiet as a tomb.
underground	A member of an underground political group or movement. Sections of electricity line had been undergrounded.
underneath	So as to be concealed by something else. He was wearing a brown jacket with a white T shirt underneath.