Synonyms for dissection
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of dissecting.
Related words
- Word family
- dissect
Forms
- Plural
- dissections → anatomies, examinations, analyses, scrutinies…
Example sentences
- analysis Your analysis is predicated on faulty assumptions.
- examination As a matter of course, she passed the examination.
- anatomy Yanni doesn't know anything about female anatomy.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| dissection | rising | |
| analysis | steady | |
| examination | falling | |
| anatomy | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- anatomy4
- 8 letters
- analysis4, scrutiny3
- 11 letters
- examination5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (anatomy4 = 4 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- dissection
- Italiano
- dissezione
- Español
- disección