Synonyms and Antonyms of bury
1
to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea
- he died on Tuesday and was buried on Friday
immure, inurn
enshrine
conceal, cover, ensconce, hide
obscure, shade, shield
cloak, curtain, enshroud, shroud
rebury, reinter
coffin
2
to put into a hiding place
- buried his face in his hands as his wife recounted the embarrassing incident
bare, expose, reveal, show, uncover, unmask, unveil, unwrap
flaunt, parade, show off
disinter, unearth
3
to defeat by a large margin
- if we don't work harder, the other softball team will bury us
annihilate, blow away, bomb, clobber, cream, drub, dust, flatten, paste, rout, shellac, skin, skunk, smoke [slang], smother, snow under, thrash, trim, tromp, trounce, wallop, wax [slang], whip, whomp, whop (or whap), whup
sweep, upset
beat, best, conquer, dispatch, hurdle, lick, master, overbear, overcome, overmatch, prevail (over), subdue, surmount, take, throw, triumph (over), win (against), worst
crush, knock off, knock over, overpower, overthrow, overwhelm, subjugate, upend, vanquish
ace (out), better, eclipse, exceed, outdistance, outdo, outfight, outshine, outstrip, overtop, surpass, top, transcend
edge (out), nose out, pip [British]
cap, excel, flourish, score, succeed
break, destroy, do in, finish, sink, slaughter
