Synonyms of unearthing

unearthing 1 of 2

noun

as in discovery

the act or process of sighting or learning the existence of something for the first time

the unearthing of a prehistoric man who had been preserved in an Alpine glacier proved to be a great boon to science

Synonyms & Similar Words

• discovery
• finding
• detection
• exploration
• awareness
• spotting
• uncovering
• revelation
• disclosure
• invention
• creation
• exposure
• unveiling
• notice
• espial
• rediscovery

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loss
• disappearance
• hiding
• concealment

unearthing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of unearth

as in exhuming

to remove from place of burial

unearthed a hoard of treasures from the Egyptian tomb

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exhuming
• disinterring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• burying
• interring
• entombing
• inhuming
• tombing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of unearthing

Noun

The writing of the book has been a soulful examination, a symbolic unearthing of certain memories and stories that Mercado might understand as a labor necessary to capture the fullness of a history, the ephemera and evidence of, in this case, a love story. — Literary Hub, 12 May 2026

On Monday, teachers, school board members, city officials, curious residents and even one 1976 student of the school previously known as May Sands School came out to see the unearthing. — Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026

As part of that unearthing, the company is looking to do sitework and underground utilities for data centers — doing everything from moving the dirt to implementing drainage — to lay the foundation for both dry and wet utilities, Executive Vice President Travis Mross said. — Kelsey Brown, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Jan. 2026

For Ruffier, the hardest part was filming scenes that show her unearthing and reading her old school-time diaries, full of entries about her then-teacher. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 20 Jan. 2026

The murders followed a deadly boat crash that led to the unearthing of multiple scandals involving the wealthy family, one of the state's most formidable legal dynasties. — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025

Our setting, The Case Is Altered, is named after a 17th-century Ben Jonson play and refers to the unearthing of evidence that completely changes a legal outcome. — Yvonne Zipp, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Sep. 2025

Rochana Redkar, Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Haematology Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, was excited to see the unearthing. — Jennifer Hauser, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025

The trailer also teases the unearthing of Addams family secrets. — Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2025

Verb

After unearthing news articles and videos detailing prior allegations made about Smith’s behavior toward other children in Illinois and Indiana, the parents contacted police, prompting the criminal investigation and charges. — Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2026

In season two, Sugar steps up to track down a Korean boxer’s missing older brother, all while unearthing a larger city-wide conspiracy in the process. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 13 July 2026

That led to many unearthing comments Pulisic made prior to the tournament, which portray relative disinterest in the sporting world’s biggest event. — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 9 July 2026

For Jackson, to understand how any provision of the Constitution was understood requires unearthing sources of constitutional meaning that have been largely ignored by others on the court. — Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 9 July 2026

During the $29 million restoration, conservators removed 11 layers of paint, unearthing the original brownish-yellow hue. — Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 6 July 2026

Your 8th House of Intimacy and Shared Resources gains heat from fiery Mars, which trines unearthing Pluto in your 4th House of Home and Roots. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2026

The Plant Humanities Initiative at Dumbarton Oaks seeks to highlight histories like this one, unearthing the mutual influences of humans and the plant world on one another. — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 25 June 2026

Regardless, Pompeii stands among the strongest reminders that archaeologists are unearthing the past and its people, each of whom had hopes, dreams, and—particularly evident in this case—fears. — Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 18 June 2026