EMBALMMENT Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

embalmment

noun

Definition of embalmment

as in funeral

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Noun

The attack struck the Greek Orthodox Church during a funeral in Karak, about 55 miles south of the capital, Amman, on Friday.

— Omar Akour, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
On Sunday, Jordan’s Queen Rania and Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah attended a funeral held for the victims while Jordan’s King Abdullah II visited the injured in the hospital earlier.

— Aoife Walsh, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of funeral

Noun

The snow eventually hardens like a concrete entombment.

— Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 21 Feb. 2026
City and county governments set local rules covering burials, inurnments, entombments and the upkeep of cemeteries, mausoleums and columbariums, according to state law.

— Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025

Definition of entombment

Noun

The initiative already has identified burial sites and cemeteries tied to 40 youth correctional institutions in 29 states, with more than 1,000 children identified to date, leaders said.

— Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2026
For Californians considering a more personal way to memorialize a loved one, a home burial might seem appealing.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of burial

Noun

One such detail is the prospect of a Gallagher-brothers-style burying of the hatchet for Harry and Prince William.

— Jamie Timson, TheWeek, 21 Aug. 2026
Eaton wildfire survivors’ anger about Southern California Edison’s burying of electric wires in Altadena boiled over Tuesday with residents calling on government officials to temporarily halt the work.

— Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026

Definition of burying

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