Synonyms of disembowel

disembowel

verb

ˌdis-əm-ˈbau̇(-ə)l 

as in to clean

to take the internal organs out of

ancient Roman prophets would disembowel animals in order to read the future from their entrails

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clean
• remove
• eviscerate
• draw
• gut
• extract
• cut
• bone
• excise
• withdraw
• dress
• yank
• transplant

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of disembowel

Films that accompanied the curriculum also showed the Netsilik disemboweling a seal and carving up a caribou. — Jonathan Zimmerman, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025

The maximum penalty for treason against the king at that time was to be hung by the neck until the edge of death, then disemboweled and torn into four pieces — while still alive. — William Doyle, Boston Herald, 3 Dec. 2025

That may sound unfathomable to any non-comic reader who watched Steven Yeun's Mark Grayson get bludgeoned, maimed, and nearly disemboweled (sorry, Atom Eve) in an episode-long, cities-spanning fight with Thragg's berzerker warrior, Conquest (Jeffrey Dean Morgan). — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025

Just before she can be disemboweled, Ellie is saved by a fortunate attack from the Wolves, and walks away intact. — Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025