Synonyms & related words for excavate

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of excavate — including dig, unearth, exhume, disinter, delve, dredge. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to excavate

Explore words related to excavate — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include excavation, disentomb, delver, dug, excavator, trenching, diggers, archaeologists. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for excavate

Common synonyms for excavate include dig, unearth, exhume, disinter, delve, dredge, burrow, uncover — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does excavate come from?

The word excavate breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root cav-, from Latin cavus (“hollow”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.