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EXCAVATED Synonyms

There are 11 synonyms of the word excavated. (exact relations)
There are 22 hypernyms of the word excavated. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for EXCAVATED

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dug
verbv
noun

• an udder or breast or teat

mined
verbv
adjective

• extracted from a source of supply as of minerals from the earth

burrowed
verbv
noun

• a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter

verb

• move through by or as by digging

quarried
verbv
noun

• a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence

• a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate

• animal hunted or caught for food

verb

• extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry

scooped
verbv
noun

• the quantity a scoop will hold

• a hollow concave shape made by removing something

• a news report that is reported first by one news organization

• street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate

• the shovel or bucket of a dredge or backhoe

• a large ladle

verb

• take out or up with or as if with a scoop

• get the better of

unearthed
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• discover by investigation

• recover through digging

dig
verbv
noun

• the site of an archeological exploration

• an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

• a small gouge (as in the cover of a book)

• the act of digging

• the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow

verb

• turn up, loosen, or remove earth

• create by digging

• work hard

• remove, harvest, or recover by digging

• thrust down or into

• remove the inner part or the core of

• poke or thrust abruptly

• get the meaning of something

hollow
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not solid; having a space or gap or cavity

noun

• a cavity or space in something

• a small valley between mountains

• a depression hollowed out of solid matter

adjective satellite

• as if echoing in a hollow space

• devoid of significance or force

• lacking in substance or character

verb

• remove the inner part or the core of

• remove the interior of

unearth
verbv
verb

• discover by investigation

• recover through digging

dig up
verbv
verb

• find by digging in the ground

• remove, harvest, or recover by digging

turn up
verbv
verb

• appear or become visible; make a showing

• bend or lay so that one part covers the other

• discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining

• be shown or be found to be

• find by digging in the ground

Best Hypernyms For EXCAVATED

Here is a list of related hypernyms for excavated, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (19)
discovered dug exposed hollow obtain recovered remove reveal take unburied uncovered unveil withdraw disinterred exhumed extracted retrieved revealed unearthed
Phrases (3)
bring outcore outhollow out

Alternatives for DUG

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