EXCAVATED Synonyms
There are 22 hypernyms of the word excavated. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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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 | ||||||
