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

Example Sentences

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Police wearing body cameras were deployed in front of the parliament building where the funeral prayers were held.

From Barron's

“Who said that wakes and funerals are the cocktail parties of the old?” one character asks.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Some churches refuse to hold funerals. Some towns won't put up their photos on memorial walls."

From BBC

"I couldn't imagine I would lose my daughter here. It's just a nightmare," mother Valentyna told reporters ahead of the funeral.

From Barron's

Speaking at Rabbi Schlanger's funeral, Rabbi Levi Wolff described his death as an "unspeakable loss" for the community.

From BBC