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

Authorities say the site in Kalluder, in the municipality of Zubin Potok, has been cordoned off and was not previously excavated in the search for evidence of war crimes. — ABC News, 29 July 2026

On Thursday, workers excavated a 3-foot-by-4-foot area to find the source of the water, plugged the leak and resumed preparing the street to reopen. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026

That includes a stunning gold and jeweled necklace discovered on the remains of an adult woman presumed to be Julia Felix, excavated next to the Shrine of Isis at the prosperous businesswoman's sprawling estate. — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 22 July 2026

Start With Helsinki’s Rock Church Temppeliaukio, better known as the Rock Church, was excavated directly into Helsinki’s granite bedrock. — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

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 church's eastern end has not yet been excavated — suggesting the complex may be even larger than currently known. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026

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