Excavation Synonyms and Antonyms

ĕkskə-vāshən
The act of excavating
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. digging
  2. dig
  3. unearthing
  4. disinterring
  5. mining
  6. quarrying
  7. exhuming
  8. scooping out
  9. digging-out
  10. scouring
  11. shoveling
  12. blasting
  13. removal
  14. digging a basement
  15. digging a foundation
  16. using a back hoe
  17. using a trencher
  18. cut and fill
  19. stoping
  20. burrowing
  21. tunneling
  22. pick and shoveling
  23. mucking out
  24. archeological site
Antonyms:
  1. filling
The result of excavating
(Noun)
The act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. mining

Words Related to Excavation

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