His Citroën crawled through the heavy snow, back through the dark villages buried in silence.
Robert Wilson THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002)
Whenever I'm in a car and not behind the wheel, I've got my feet buried in the floorboards.
Jon Cleary YESTERDAY'S SHADOW (2002)
Synonyms of 'buried'
absorbed, engrossed, preoccupied, lost
hidden, concealed, covered
interred, coffined, laid to rest, entombed
hidden, private, concealed, tucked away
More Synonyms of buried
All related terms of 'buried'
bury
To bury something means to put it into a hole in the ground and cover it up with earth.
bunbury
to create a fictitious scenario that provides an excuse for avoiding unwanted engagements
rebury
to bury (something, esp a dead body) in the ground again
half-buried
partially buried
dead and buried
If you say that something such as an idea or situation is dead and buried , you are emphasizing that you think that it is completely finished or past , and cannot happen or exist again in the future.
1 (adjective)
She was buried in a book.
Synonyms
absorbed
They were completely absorbed in each other.
engrossed
He didn't notice because he was too engrossed in his work.
preoccupied
They were preoccupied with their own concerns.
lost
She was silent for a while, lost in thought.
committed
He said the government remained committed to attaining peace.
concentrating
occupied
devoted
caught up
intent
She looked from one intent face to another.
immersed
He's really becoming immersed in his work.
rapt
I noticed that everyone was watching me with rapt attention.
2 (adjective)
buried treasure
Synonyms
hidden
The den was hidden in the undergrowth.
concealed
He was filmed with a concealed camera.
covered
3 (adjective)
Synonyms
interred
coffined
laid to rest
entombed
consigned to the grave
4 (adjective)
Synonyms
hidden
private
It was the only reasonably private place they could find to talk.
concealed
tucked away
cloistered
the cloistered world of royalty
sequestered
Additional synonyms
in the sense of cloistered
Definition
sheltered or protected
the cloistered world of royalty
Synonyms
sheltered,
protected,
restricted,
shielded,
confined,
insulated,
secluded,
reclusive,
shut off,
sequestered,
hermitic,
withdrawn,
cloistral
in the sense of committed
Definition
having pledged oneself to a particular belief or course of action
He said the government remained committed to attaining peace.