Synonyms for dissect
dɪˈsɛkt, daɪ-dis·sect

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1. dissect

   Synonyms:
   take to pieces, anatomize, scrutinize, investigate

   Antonyms:
   grasp, comprehend, slur, skim, unite, integrate, organize, compound, collocate, conjoin, confound

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1. dissectverb

   cut open or cut apart

   "dissect the bodies for analysis"

   Synonyms:
   take apart, analyse, break down, analyze

2. analyze, analyse, break down, dissect, take apartverb

   make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features

   "analyze a specimen"; "analyze a sentence"; "analyze a chemical compound"

   Synonyms:
   go, examine, conk out, give way, psychoanalyse, discerp, dismantle, psychoanalyze, disassemble, break down, collapse, dismember, crush, canvass, analyse, break, take apart, study, lose it, snap, crumble, decompose, break up, die, tumble, break apart, canvas, analyze, fail, give out, crumple, go bad

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1. dissectverb

   Synonyms:
   anatomize, cut in pieces

2. dissectverb

   Synonyms:
   analyze, scrutinize, sift, examine, investigate, explore, lay open

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How to use dissect in a sentence?

1. Francis Bacon:

   For those who intend to discover and to understand, not to indulge in conjectures and soothsaying, and rather than contrive imitation and fabulous worlds plan to look deep into the nature of the real world and to dissect it -- for them everything must be sought in things themselves.

2. Lim Kit Siang:

   All Malaysians should study and dissect the most astonishing interview given by Najib on the 1MDB scandal with Reuters, i do not believe that Najib is so stupid, incompetent or ignorant, which only means he was lying through his teeth in his interview with Reuters.

3. David Shulkin:

   When there's time to look back upon the situation and we dissect the response, I think the big deficiency is going to be the fact that we were not prepared for testing.

4. Michael Rueda:

   Some of the small deals are dictated by legal documents, there are clauses in there that can trip you up, and you have to be aware of at least what it means. You may not be able to sort of dissect the nuances, but you have to understand what the impact is because brands are savvy enough to stick that stuff in there.

5. Shanann Watts:

   One time, someone left two Happy Meals for the girls on the porch. Some were compelled to make contact with Chris Watts. It was incredibly disturbing. And there has been so much speculation in the YouTube community. They even call it ‘ Watts Island, ’ where they have these ongoing speculations about the case and dissect every portion of it. I felt very sad when Shanann’s dad had to fly all the way to Colorado just to tell people to stop harassing Chris Watts after having gone through so much. There was just a lot of negative energy.