Synonyms of excavated

excavated

verb

past tense of excavate

as in dug

to hollow out or form (something) by removing earth

workmen are excavating a long tunnel that will eventually replace the aboveground expressway

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dug
• shoveled
• dredged
• mined
• scooped
• burrowed
• quarried
• clawed
• grubbed
• delved
• dug in
• spaded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• filled (in)
• smoothed (out or over)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of excavated

Genetic analysis also resolved longstanding questions about the Golden Man, whose Scythian burial mound, called a kurgan, dates back to around 400 BC to 300 BC and was excavated in 1969 at a site in Kazakhstan. — Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

City is made from clay, sand, and rock, all excavated from the innards of the site and reshaped. — Lara Johnson-Wheeler, Vogue, 3 July 2026

Steam shovels and draglines excavated the foundations for highways and railroads. — Malika Bowling, USA Today, 3 July 2026

While Freddy was in Boston mourning Germany’s defeat, online sleuths excavated the least-savory tidbits from his X posting history. — Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026

The 660-plus scrolls stayed buried under volcanic mud until they were excavated in the 1700s from a single room that archaeologists believe held the personal working library of an Epicurean philosopher named Philodemus. — ArsTechnica, 30 June 2026

Museum of Miami The Museum of Miami, formerly HistoryMiami, holds the relics and artifacts that were excavated at the Miami Circle. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026

Officials noted that it will be excavated through the narrowest part of the peninsula, connecting Moldefjord and Kjødepollen in the Vanylvsfjord region. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 19 June 2026

In 2021, the Center for Community Archaeology excavated the remains of one of these roads. — Amelia Soth, JSTOR Daily, 18 June 2026