Synonyms of eviscerating

eviscerating

verb

present participle of eviscerate

as in cleaning

to take the internal organs out of

the ancient Egyptians would eviscerate the bodies of the dead as part of the process of mummifying them

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cleaning
• removing
• gutting
• disemboweling
• drawing
• excising
• extracting
• cutting
• withdrawing
• yanking
• dressing
• transplanting
• boning

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of eviscerating

But the tricky bit is doing so without eviscerating Congress’ regulatory powers across a lot of different dimensions, including criminal law, that the justices may also think important. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026

Lyle Ashton Harris’s performance on the roof of the Aspen Art Museum later that night, however, abounded with flow, to emotionally eviscerating effect. — Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026

The same is true of Shannon’s gift for eviscerating quips and Feimster’s talent for proudly shouting inappropriate things, both on full display. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026

Springsteen kicked off the tour in Minneapolis with a series of speeches eviscerating the president and his administration. — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026

The Thunder are incredible, their arena is deafening and their defense is eviscerating. — Jared Weiss, New York Times, 19 May 2026

Arcangela Tarabotti, a seventeenth-century Venetian nun who was put into a convent against her will, wrote a critique of coerced enclosure that begins by eviscerating the idea that men are by nature superior to women. — Chandler Fritz, The New York Review of Books, 21 Mar. 2026

This week, Lil Baby has more than a few outtakes, Luke Combs gets the girl dads teary-eyed, and GloRilla is eviscerating her doubters. — Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 5 Dec. 2025

Not surprisingly, each went on to have dominant seasons, eviscerating their competition in doing so. — Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 5 Sep. 2025