Synonyms of dissection

dissection

noun

dī-ˈsek-shən 

as in analysis

the separation and identification of the parts of a whole

the book's dissection of the problem of obesity in this country

Synonyms & Similar Words

• analysis
• examination
• investigation
• inspection
• assessment
• anatomy
• evaluation
• deconstruction
• breakdown
• anatomizing
• assay
• diagnosis
• classification
• scrutiny
• cataloging
• inventory
• categorization
• codification
• indexing
• tabulation
• enumeration
• assortment
• arrangement
• segmentation
• reduction
• subdivision
• muster
• itemization
• separation
• division

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• synthesis
• integration
• consolidation
• aggregation
• unification
• amalgamation
• assimilation
• coalescence
• agglomeration
• conglomeration

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dissection

There will be live owl demonstrations, a garden tour and open house, arts and crafts, drop-in educational activities like owl pellet dissection and a bird scavenger hunt, and plenty of other hands-on and family-friendly fun, Audubon said. — Jonathan Shikes, Denver Post, 1 Oct. 2026

However, the lake is tailor-made for dissection with forward-facing sonar. — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026

The young mother was diagnosed with a spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD). — Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026

In September 2003, Ritter died at the age of 54 after suffering an acute aortic dissection, a tear in the inner layer of the aorta, the body's largest artery that delivers blood away from the heart. — Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026