DISSECT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DISSECT?

Need another word that means the same as “dissect”? Find 20 synonyms and 30 related words for “dissect” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Dissect” are: analyse, analyze, break down, take apart, anatomize, cut up, cut open, lay open, dismember, examine, study, inspect, scrutinize, probe, explore, pore over, investigate, sift, delve into, go over with a fine-tooth comb

Dissect as a Verb

Definitions of "Dissect" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “dissect” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Cut open or cut apart.
• Make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features.
• Analyse (a text or idea) in minute detail.
• Methodically cut up (a body or plant) in order to study its internal parts.

Synonyms of "Dissect" as a verb (20 Words)

analyse	Psychoanalyse someone. This DNA can be analysed by various methods including full base sequencing.
analyze	Break down into components or essential features. Analyze your real motives.
anatomize	Examine and analyse in detail. Successful comedy is notoriously difficult to anatomize.
break down	Break down literally or metaphorically.
cut open	Hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction.
cut up	Pass through or across.
delve into	Turn up, loosen, or remove earth.
dismember	Cut off the limbs of (a person or animal. He watched a doctor dismember the body.
examine	Question or examine thoroughly and closely. A doctor examined me and said I might need a caesarean.
explore	Surgically examine (a wound or part of the body) in detail. He sets out to explore fundamental questions.
go over with a fine-tooth comb	Be awarded; be allotted.
inspect	Examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification. Please inspect your father s will carefully.
investigate	Investigate scientifically. Let s investigate the syntax of Chinese.
lay open	Put in a horizontal position.
pore over	Direct one’s attention on something.
probe	Examine physically with or as if with a probe. What right had he to probe into her personal life.
scrutinize	To look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail. Customers were warned to scrutinize the small print.
sift	Put (a fine or loose substance) through a sieve so as to remove lumps or large particles. The fourth stage involves sifting through the data and evaluating it.
study	Be a student follow a course of study be enrolled at an institute of learning. He spent his time listening to the radio rather than studying.
take apart	Develop a habit.

Usage Examples of "Dissect" as a verb

• Dissect the bodies for analysis.
• An animal's eye can be easily dissected.
• He dissected the Prime Minister's statement and revealed the truth behind it.

Associations of "Dissect" (30 Words)

adhere	Believe in and follow the practices of. I do not adhere to any organized religion.
analyze	Break down into components or essential features. Analyze a specimen.
anatomical	Relating to bodily structure. Anatomical features.
anatomy	A study of the structure or internal workings of something. Human anatomy.
autopsy	Perform an autopsy on a body or organ. On autopsy it was established that he had suffered from a rare brain condition.
break	The act of breaking something. A break with the past.
cadaver	The dead body of a human being. The cadaver was intended for dissection.
cleave	Separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument. Cleave the bone.
collate	Verify the number and order of (the sheets of a book). All the information obtained is being collated.
corpse	The dead body of a human being. The corpse of a man lay there.
deconstruct	Interpret a text or an artwork by the method of deconstructing. I want to deconstruct this myth that poverty breeds crime.
dismember	Divide into pieces. The winning powers of World War I set out to dismember the Ottoman Empire.
dissatisfy	Fail to satisfy (someone. What is it about these words that dissatisfies you?
dissection	The action of dissecting a body or plant to study its internal parts. The dissection of animals for scientific research.
evaluate	Evaluate or estimate the nature quality ability extent or significance of. How do you evaluate this grant proposal.
examine	Question or examine thoroughly and closely. A doctor examined me and said I might need a caesarean.
fracture	A diphthong substituted by fracture. Ground movements could cause fracture of the pipe.
inquest	A judicial inquiry to ascertain the facts relating to an incident. An inquest by New York newspapers into a subway fire.
moiety	A distinct part of a large molecule. The enzyme removes the sulphate moiety.
morgue	Used in reference to a place that is quiet, gloomy, or cold. A full time obituaries editor in charge of the morgue.
parse	Analyse (a string or text) into logical syntactic components. I asked a couple of students to parse these sentences for me.
partition	The act of dividing or partitioning separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart. Partition a room off.
piece	To join or unite the pieces of. Daniel had pieced the story together from the radio.
postmortem	Occurring or done after death. Postmortem changes.
rend	Tear (something) into pieces. The speculation and confusion which was rending the civilized world.
rive	Split or tear apart violently. The wood was riven with deep cracks.
segmentation	(embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum. The segmentation of society means that often we don t have arguments across the political divide.
sort	Arrange or order by classes or categories. Frank was a genuinely friendly sort.
split	A thing that is divided or split. He was winning until he got a split in the tenth frame.