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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1. Gilad Itach:

   The structure exposed in this excavation is different from most of the previously discovered farmsteads, its orderly plan, vast area, strong walls and the impressive water reservoir hewn beneath it suggest that the site was administrative in nature and it may well have controlled the surrounding farmsteads.

2. Gilad Ilatch:

   It literally happened on the last day of the excavation, … right in front of our eyes and those of the excited students, an unusual ceramic vessel c. 18 cm high (7 inches) was exposed, atop of is the image of a person….

3. 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.

4. Abu Rida:

   The site we are talking about is 2,000 square meters and 10 meters deep and requires hundreds of workers and millions of dollars to carry out proper excavation to extract pieces and read the texts written on them.

5. Zahi Hawass:

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