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

The company frequently takes educational subjects and distills them down to their most playful essence, making angler fish or science experiments (like frog dissections) into toys that kids want to be near. —Jason Ma, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2024

But skirting more traditional interviews may deprive voters the real-time fact-checking and dissection of candidates' policies that often come with such interviews. —Will McDuffie, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2024

What begins as a calm and somewhat slow dissection of a characterless woman, quickly turns into a complete mental unraveling, a masterpiece in capturing the nightmare chamber that is an unwell woman with unchecked emotional traumas. —B.j. Colangelo, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024

Their reproductive organs have eluded researchers in countless dissections, and observing their mating behavior was impossible—until recently. —Scott Travers, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024