17 Synonyms & Antonyms For FUNERAL

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Definitions funeral [fyoo-ner-uhl] / ˈfyu nər əl / NOUN ceremony for the dead Synonyms STRONGEST burial cremation STRONG entombment inhumation interment obit planting requiem sepulture services solemnities WEAK exequies funeration last rites obsequies Antonyms WEAK baptism christening

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Starting Sunday the funeral home holding his body was surrounded by dozens of soldiers, national guardsmen, and police who interrogated anyone who came close.

From Barron's

His funeral will be held March 14 in New York.

From Los Angeles Times

“There’s a statistic about men receiving flowers for the first time at their funerals, and I think we have changed that,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times

General manager Helen Chandler said she did not expect hydrolosis to become the new funeral standard, but said its introduction would offer a different choice for grieving families.

From BBC

"I've met people who were very upset about their travel plans, there were thousands of people in the airport, I met people who told me they were missing funerals," she said.

From BBC

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burial entombment inhumation interment lugubrious obsequies

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