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

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

Bugout bags are an essential prepper accessory, subject to endless dissection and debate. —Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024

The vascular surgeon who calls at 11:45 p.m. says, after reading her father’s most recent CT angiogram, that the diffuse colitis was likely caused by mesenteric ischemia, which was caused by a thrombosis of the false lumen of an SMA dissection. —Weike Wang, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2024