Synonyms of excavates

excavates

verb

present tense third-person singular of excavate

as in digs

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

• digs
• shovels
• dredges
• burrows
• delves
• mines
• scoops
• quarries
• claws
• grubs
• spades
• digs in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fills (in)
• smooths (out or over)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of excavates

Badger excavates or exposes buried infrastructure through a highly pressurized water and vacuum system and uses about 20,000 gallons of water per day, officials have said. — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

Her series are inevitably female-centric and like the Brontës, who wrote 200 years and a few miles away, her work excavates the drama of daily life and the tension between good and evil that sings below any surface. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2026

Oh Whale excavates Oregon’s infamous 1970 exploding-whale incident through the eyes of journalist Paul Linnman, who broke the story at age 23 and has been answering questions about it ever since. — Peter White, Deadline, 19 June 2026

Her series are inevitably female-centric and like the Brontës, who wrote 200 years and a few miles away, her work excavates the drama of daily life and the tension between good and evil that sings below any surface. — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026

Hale traverses mountain trails, excavates court records, and reflects on his family’s roots in the region to examine the unexpected connections between the two events. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026

As Polly excavates the darkest parts of herself, the film can’t string together a build to match the depths of her soul-searching. — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025