Synonyms & related words for excavation

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of excavation — including digging, mining, unearthing, exhumation, dredging, quarrying. 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 excavation

Explore words related to excavation — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include excavating, excavated, trenching, digs, excavator, archaeological, digger, archaeologists. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for excavation

Common synonyms for excavation include digging, mining, unearthing, exhumation, dredging, quarrying, drilling, tunneling — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does excavation come from?

The word excavation 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.