Synonyms for excavation
ˌɛks kəˈveɪ ʃənex·ca·va·tion

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1. excavation, digging, dignoun

   the act of digging

   "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"

   Synonyms:
   barb, dig, jab, slam, shot, shaft, archeological site, digging, jibe, gibe, mining

2. dig, excavation, archeological sitenoun

   the site of an archeological exploration

   "they set up camp next to the dig"

   Synonyms:
   barb, dig, jab, slam, shot, shaft, archeological site, digging, jibe, gibe, mining

3. excavationnoun

   a hole in the ground made by excavating

   Synonyms:
   digging, dig, archeological site, mining

4. mining, excavationnoun

   the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth

   Synonyms:
   digging, minelaying, archeological site, dig, mining

Matched Categories

1. • Artifact
   • Creating By Removal
   • Production

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. excavationnoun

   Synonyms:
   excavating

2. excavationnoun

   Synonyms:
   cutting, cavity, hollow

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1. List of paraphrases for "excavation":

   excavated, digging, exhumation, dig, drilling, searches, excavator, search, pit

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How to use excavation in a sentence?

1. Matthew Van Scoyoc:

   I never thought I'd get to go on a fossil excavation in my life, and that was just really, really cool.

2. Matt Gordon:

   I ’m a contractor for excavation and all of my equipment on site was vandalized, for the most part, a majority of the people are for the pipeline. Everybody enjoys gasoline and plastic products. The opponents are shielding themselves with Native Americans. Most of the protesters were White.Line 3 has brought back millions of dollars to the reservations.

3. Chapel Hill Professor Jodi Magness:

   We will continue for at least four more years until we have completed the excavation of the synagogue, and then the excavations will end and we will work on publication.

4. Steve Membery:

   This site is a significant discovery the most comprehensive modern excavation of a Roman cemetery in Somerset.

5. Scott Stripling:

   We registered 700 objects this last [excavation] season – seal impressions, scarabs, tools, weapons, jewelry, utilitarian objects, cultic objects, and about 2,000 pieces of pottery a day.