Synonyms of anatomy

anatomy

noun

ə-ˈna-tə-mē 

as in analysis

the separation and identification of the parts of a whole

a minutely detailed anatomy of the "perfect crime"

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of anatomy

The software served as a real-time support tool, helping the team recognize anatomy that required extra caution. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026

Relations between the couple and West were contentious in the months leading up to his birth after the baby was diagnosed during a 20-week anatomy scan in April, according to court documents both parties filed in Alaska this summer. — Doha Madani, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2026

Rather than waiting for significant structural changes in the face or body, patients are choosing smaller, earlier interventions designed to preserve natural anatomy over time. — Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026

The rhyme between her graceful form and the sculpture’s anatomy underscores the clip’s unmistakably erotic frisson. — Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 16 Aug. 2026