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. Zahi Hawass:

   I really believe that this site needs excavation maybe for the coming 50 years.

2. Steve Membery:

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

3. Richard III:

   Photogrammetry provides a fantastic analytical tool that allows us to examine the grave from angles that would have been physically difficult or impossible to achieve during the excavation.

4. Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum:

   Our work continues to find the graves of our fellow Tulsans who went missing during the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Today, we begin a test excavation in Oaklawn Cemetery to determine what is causing an underground anomaly found by geophysical scanning conducted earlier this year, because the scan is consistent with a mass grave, a team of some of the foremost researchers in the nation have assembled in Tulsa to assess both the presence and the condition of any human remains at the site in question.

5. Sally Hollingworth:

   We were originally hoping to find marine fossils, and finding something so significant instead has been a real thrill, even better than that is seeing it turn into a major archaeological excavation led by DigVentures, and a BBC documentary presented by David Attenborough. We couldn't be more pleased that something we've discovered will be learned from and enjoyed by so many people.