buried

B3U1R1I1E1D2
/ˈbɛ.ɹid/

adjective

Placed in a grave at a burial.

Similar
inhumedinterredbelowground
Opposite
unburied
OriginEnglish bur(y) ← Middle English birien ← Old English byrġan →
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Meanings

adjectiveburied (comparative more buried, superlative most buried)

comparative more buried · superlative most buried

  1. Placed in a grave at a burial.
  2. Concealed, hidden.
verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of bury

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveplaced in a grave

Similar
inhumedinterredbelowground
Opposite
unburied
Also see
belowgroundinterred

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰergʰ-
  2. Proto-Germanic*burgijaną
  3. Proto-West Germanic*burgijan
  4. Old Englishbyrġan
  5. Middle Englishbirien
  6. Englishbur(y)
  7. Englishburied

From bur(y) + -ied.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic مَدْفُون, دَفِين
  • مَدْفُون (madfūn)Placed in a grave at a burial
  • دَفِين (dafīn)Concealed, hidden
Catalan enterrat
  • enterratPlaced in a grave at a burial
Dutch begraven
  • begravenPlaced in a grave at a burial
Finnish haudattu, peitetty
  • haudattuPlaced in a grave at a burial
  • peitettyConcealed, hidden
French enterré, enseveli
  • enterréPlaced in a grave at a burial
  • enseveliPlaced in a grave at a burial
  • enfouiConcealed, hidden
  • enseveliConcealed, hidden
German beerdigt, vergraben
  • beerdigtPlaced in a grave at a burial
  • vergrabenConcealed, hidden
Greek θαμμένος
  • θαμμένος (thamménos)Placed in a grave at a burial
Italian sepolto
  • sepoltoPlaced in a grave at a burial
Japanese 眠る
  • 眠る (nemuru)Placed in a grave at a burial
Korean 매장
  • 매장 (maejang)Placed in a grave at a burial
Latin sepultus
  • sepultusPlaced in a grave at a burial
Norwegian Bokmål nedgravd
  • nedgravdConcealed, hidden
Polish pogrzebany
  • pogrzebanyPlaced in a grave at a burial
Spanish enterrado
  • enterradoPlaced in a grave at a burial
Swedish begravd, begraven
  • begravdPlaced in a grave at a burial
  • begravenPlaced in a grave at a burial
Turkish gömülü, metfun
  • gömülüPlaced in a grave at a burial
  • metfunPlaced in a grave at a burial
Ukrainian похований
  • похований (poxovanyj)Placed in a grave at a burial

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with buried

married
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Anagrams

burdeirubied
Cite this entry
APA

buried. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buried

MLA

“buried.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buried. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “buried,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buried.

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