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

The women were originally excavated during the late 19th century from within the funerary complex at Dahshur, an ancient Egyptian necropolis featuring some of the oldest, largest, and best preserved pyramids in Giza. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 17 July 2026

When Princess Ita’s final resting place was first excavated by French archeologist Jacques de Morgan in the late 1800s, Ita was somewhat of an afterthought, Hashesh says. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 17 July 2026

The family eventually rebuilt itself, but filming the show excavated old wounds. — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 14 July 2026

The structure where the formula and signature were found was first excavated in 2010. — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 14 July 2026

It was excavated over the course of five years, according to the auction house. — Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 14 July 2026

Heitkamp, who started his career cataloging fossils at Bonhams auction house in Los Angeles before founding Theropoda Expeditions in 2012, excavated the Licking site over the course of three field seasons, from 2021 to 2023. — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 13 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