Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb burke

2 senses of burke

Sense 1
burke -- (murder without leaving a trace on the body)
       => murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, off, polish off, remove -- (kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered")

Sense 2
burke -- (get rid of, silence, or suppress; "burke an issue")
       => suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb -- (to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires")

Antonyms of adj burked

1 sense of burked

Sense 1
burked (predicate) -- (suppressed quietly or indirectly)

INDIRECT (VIA suppressed) -> publicized, publicised -- (made known; especially made widely known)

Similarity of adj burked

1 sense of burked

Sense 1
burked (predicate) -- (suppressed quietly or indirectly)
       => suppressed (vs. publicized) -- (kept from public knowledge by various means;)