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dissection

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Synonyms and Antonyms of dissection

the separation and identification of the parts of a whole

the bookʼs dissection of the problem of obesity in this country

Synonyms of dissection

analysis, anatomizing, anatomy, assay, breakdown, deconstruction

Words Related to dissection

assessment, diagnosis, evaluation, examination, inspection, investigation, muster, scrutiny

arrangement, assortment, cataloging (or cataloguing), categorization, classification, codification, indexing

enumeration, inventory, itemization, tabulation

division, reduction, segmentation, separation, subdivision

Near Antonyms of dissection

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

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