unburied
Not yet interred
Unburied means not placed in a grave or tomb.
A body left unburied remains exposed, whether from neglect, disaster, or deliberate denial of funeral rites—historically a profound dishonor: The unburied dead lay where they fell.
Figuratively, something unburied hasn't been put to rest: unburied grievances, unburied secrets.
Retrieved from the ground
- disinterredRemoved from burial
- exhumedRetrieved from burial
- excavatedDug up systematically
- reburiedEntombed a second time
remains · bones · corpse · grave · cemetery · forensic · repatriation · reinterment
Made visible or known
aboveground · weathered · scattered · strewn · revealed · lying · abandoned · left
Not given proper attention
- unmarkedHaving no visible identification
- anonymousOf unknown origin
- unknownNot yet discovered
- unmournedNot grieved over
dishonored · desecrated · violated · pauper · unclaimed · nameless · lost · overlooked
Unable to be still
- ghostApparition of the dead
- specterGhostly threatening presence
- spiritSoul, mood, or liquor
- hauntedOccupied by ghosts
undead · revenant · wraith · unquiet · wandering · cursed · lingering · apparition
unearthed
Retrieved from the ground
- disinterredRemoved from burial
- exhumedRetrieved from burial
- excavatedDug up systematically
reburied · remains · bones · corpse · grave · cemetery · forensic · repatriation · reinterment · tomb
uncovered
Made visible or known
surfaced · aboveground · weathered · scattered · strewn · revealed · lying · abandoned · left · forsaken
neglected
Not given proper attention
unmourned · dishonored · desecrated · violated · pauper · unclaimed · nameless · lost · overlooked · abandoned
restless
Unable to be still
haunted · undead · revenant · wraith · unquiet · wandering · cursed · lingering · apparition · supernatural
discovered
Found something previously unknown
emerged · recovered · located · identified · unveiled · disclosed · detection · investigation · evidence · clue
unburiedburied
Placed beneath earth
interred · entombed · belowground · laid to rest · underground