Synonyms for excavated


Grammar : Verb
Spell : eks-kuh-veyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛks kəˌveɪt

Top 10 synonyms for excavated Other synonyms for the word excavated

Définition of excavated

Origin :
  • 1590s, from Latin excavatus, past participle of excavare "to hollow out," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + cavare "to hollow, hollow out," from cavus "cave" (see cave (n.)). Related: Excavated; excavating.
  • verb dig up
Example sentences :
  • Let this be as it may, we found nothing of any value in the agglomerate in which the Egyptians had excavated.
  • Extract from : « Freeland » by Theodor Hertzka
  • The amphitheatre is still in existence, and was excavated in 1887.
  • Extract from : « Pagan and Christian Rome » by Rodolfo Lanciani
  • To return to the site first found, the hill fort of Dunbuie, excavated in 1896.
  • Extract from : « The Clyde Mystery » by Andrew Lang
  • If the ground is soft a small grave is excavated at the bottom of the larger one.
  • Extract from : « The Faith of Islam » by Edward Sell
  • The walls and ceiling were rough and irregular; it was natural instead of excavated.
  • Extract from : « The Cosmic Computer » by Henry Beam Piper
  • This place was excavated and examined, but no trace of any burial could be found there.
  • Extract from : « Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Durham » by J. E. Bygate
  • The ruins of Mayan civilization, excavated once, were buried anew.
  • Extract from : « Greener Than You Think » by Ward Moore
  • The rock has been excavated by the miners into all sorts of shapes.
  • Extract from : « The Desert Home » by Mayne Reid
  • More than forty million cubic yards of earth and rock were excavated.
  • Extract from : « Commercial Geography » by Jacques W. Redway
  • The gravel was excavated and loaded by hand into side dump cars of 35 cu.
  • Extract from : « Concrete Construction » by Halbert P. Gillette

Antonyms for excavated

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