Synonyms of dissection

dissection

noun

dī-ˈsek-shən 

as in analysis

the separation and identification of the parts of a whole

the book's dissection of the problem of obesity in this country

Synonyms & Similar Words

• analysis
• examination
• investigation
• inspection
• assessment
• anatomy
• evaluation
• deconstruction
• breakdown
• anatomizing
• assay
• diagnosis
• classification
• scrutiny
• cataloging
• inventory
• categorization
• cataloguing
• codification
• indexing
• tabulation
• enumeration
• assortment
• arrangement
• segmentation
• reduction
• subdivision
• muster
• itemization
• separation
• division

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• synthesis
• integration
• consolidation
• aggregation
• unification
• amalgamation
• assimilation
• coalescence
• agglomeration
• conglomeration

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of dissection

Through public records requests, NBC News obtained thousands of pages of government records and data documenting the acquisition, dissection and distribution of unclaimed bodies by the center over a five-year period. —Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2024

The last part can get lost in the stories of crab walks as punishment, and late nights in granular film dissection, and circulation-stifling wrist tape to help the Badgers deliver more powerful punches to their defensive adversaries. —Joe Rexrode, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024

Rarest Whale Hailed as 'Unbelievable' in Once-in-a-Lifetime Study By Shannon McDonagh Freelance News Reporter 0 Scientists in New Zealand have begun a historic dissection of the rarest whale species in the world. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024

So now’s as good a time as any to catch up on this fascinating dissection of the Jedi Order and, yeah, some cool-ass lightsaber fights. —Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 20 July 2024