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excavation

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Synonyms & Antonyms of excavation

as in cave, trench

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for excavation

burrow,
cave,
cavern,
ditch,
furrow,
groove,
gutter,
trench,
trough

cavity,
concavity,
dent,
depression,
dint,
hole,
hollow,
indentation,
indenture,
pit,
recess

basin,
bowl,
valley

alcove,
cleft,
niche,
nook,
opening,
socket

alveolus,
dimple,
gouge,
impression,
imprint,
notch,
pocket

borehole,
chuckhole,
crater,
posthole,
pothole,
sinkhole,
wallow,
water hole,
well

abyss,
chasm,
gulf,
vacuity,
vacuum,
void

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for excavation

bulge,
camber,
convexity,
jut,
projection,
protrusion,
protuberance

hill,
mound,
rise

bump,
bunch,
hump,
lump,
pimple,
swell,
swelling,
tumor

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“Excavation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excavation. Accessed 19 Apr. 2021.

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