Antonyms for buried

Grammar : Adj

Spell : ber-ee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɛr i

Definition of buried

Origin : Old English byrgan "to raise a mound, hide, bury, inter," akin to beorgan "to shelter," from Proto-Germanic *burzjan- "protection, shelter" (cf. Old Saxon bergan, Dutch bergen, Old Norse bjarga, Swedish berga, Old High German bergan "protect, shelter, conceal," German bergen, Gothic bairgan "to save, preserve"), from PIE root *bhergh- "protect, preserve" (cf. Old Church Slavonic brego "I preserve, guard"). Related: Buried; burying. Burying-ground "cemetery" attested from 1711.
The Old English -y- was a short "oo" sound, like modern French -u-. Under normal circumstances it transformed into Modern English -i- (e.g. bridge, kiss, listen, sister), but in bury and a few other words (e.g. merry, knell) it retained a Kentish change to "e" that took place in the late Old English period. In the West Midlands, meanwhile, the Old English -y- sound persisted, slightly modified over time, giving the standard modern pronunciation of blush, much, church.

adj concealed
adj engrossed

Example sentences :

Would you not like to be buried with regal honour, in your native Clazomenæ?
Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child

To avoid that, if there were no other way, I would most willingly be buried alive.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

As he spoke, George fell into a chair, and buried his face in his hands.
Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder

Hester threw herself on her knees, and buried her face in her mother's lap.
Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

In the fifth act King Henry takes on the voice and nature of buried Hotspur.
Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris

At any rate, the fact is that she was not buried with him, but apart from him; he had seen to that.
Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris

His grave was never opened, though his wife expressed a desire to be buried with him.
Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris

With my tomahawk I cut a mark in that chestnut yonder and buried my weapon at the foot of it.
Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin

So instead of burning them, we buried them, that is, the bones.
Extract from : « The Penance of Magdalena and Other Tales of the California Missions » by J. Smeaton Chase

The dead man, they said, had desired to be buried across the frontier.
Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill

Synonyms for buried

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