Synonyms for embowel
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
2. Disembowel — to remove the bowels; disembowel
Definitions
- v. 1
To remove the bowels; disembowel.
- v. 2
To enclose or bury.
Forms
- Past participle
- emboweled
e.g. emboweled → buried, embedded, enclosed, disemboweled…
Example sentences
- bury Gray squirrels bury nuts, but red squirrels don't.
- embed How can I embed the debt clock on my Web site?
- enclose You should enclose this note in parentheses.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| embowel | steady | |
| bury | rising | |
| embed | rising | |
| enclose | falling | |
| eviscerate | rising | |
| disembowel | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- bury2
- 5 letters
- embed2
- 7 letters
- enclose2
- 10 letters
- eviscerate4, disembowel
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bury2 = 2 syllables).