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

Need another word that means the same as “unearth”? Find 33 synonyms and 30 related words for “unearth” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Unearth” are: excavate, dig up, exhume, disinter, bring to the surface, mine, quarry, pull out, root out, scoop out, disentomb, unbury, discover, uncover, find, come across, hit on, strike on, encounter, track down, bring to light, reveal, expose, elicit, turn up, dredge up, ferret out, hunt out, fish out, nose out, sniff out, smell out, take the wraps off

Unearth as a Verb

Definitions of "Unearth" as a verb

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

• Recover through digging.
• Drive (an animal, especially a fox) out of a hole or burrow.
• Bring to light.
• Discover (something hidden, lost, or kept secret) by investigation or searching.
• Find (something) in the ground by digging.

Synonyms of "Unearth" as a verb (33 Words)

bring to light	Advance or set forth in court.
bring to the surface	Bring into a different state.
come across	Reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress.
dig up	Remove, harvest, or recover by digging.
discover	Discover or determine the existence presence or fact of. With what agility did these military men discover their skill in feats of war.
disentomb	Remove (something) from a tomb. A mummy which we saw disentombed.
disinter	Discover (something that is well hidden. He has disinterred an important collection of writings.
dredge up	Cover before cooking.
elicit	Evoke or draw out (a reaction, answer, or fact) from someone. A corrupt heart elicits in an hour all that is bad in us.
encounter	Come upon, as if by accident; meet with. What do we know about the people we encounter in our daily lives.
excavate	Extract (material) from the ground by digging. A large amount of gravel would be excavated to form the channel.
exhume	Expose (a land surface) that was formerly buried. The bodies were exhumed on the orders of a judge.
expose	Expose to light of photographic film. The man exposed himself in the subway.
ferret out	Hunt with ferrets.
find	Come upon after searching find the location of something that was missed or lost. Find someone guilty.
fish out	Seek indirectly.
hit on	Gain points in a game.
hunt out	Chase away, with as with force.
mine	Lay mines. Mine ores and metals.
nose out	Defeat by a narrow margin.
pull out	Bring take or pull out of a container or from under a cover.
quarry	Extract stone or other materials from a quarry. Quarry marble.
reveal	Make (previously unknown or secret information) known to others. God rarely reveal his plans for Mankind.
root out	Come into existence, originate.
scoop out	Get the better of.
smell out	Become aware of not through the senses but instinctively.
sniff out	Perceive by inhaling through the nose.
strike on	Cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp.
take the wraps off	Proceed along in a vehicle.
track down	Observe or plot the moving path of something.
turn up	Shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel.
unbury	Remove (someone or something) from under the ground or from under a deep covering. He was able to help many of his patients unbury hidden emotions.
uncover	Remove all or part of one’s clothes to show one’s body. Uncover your belly.

Usage Examples of "Unearth" as a verb

• The CIA unearthed a plot to kill the President.
• Workmen unearthed an ancient artillery shell.
• They have done all they can to unearth the truth.

Associations of "Unearth" (30 Words)

abyss	A deep or seemingly bottomless chasm. The abyss between the two nations.
archaeologist	An anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and their culture. Chinese archaeologists uncovered life sized terracotta statues.
artifact	A man-made object taken as a whole.
burrow	Dig into or through something solid. Worms that burrow through dead wood.
cavity	A natural hollow or sinus within the body. The abdominal cavity.
concave	Curving inward. Concave lenses.
delve	Turn up, loosen, or remove earth. She delved in her pocket.
dig	An act or spell of digging. Dig salt.
dint	Force of attack; impact. I perceive you feel the dint of pity.
disinter	Discover (something that is well hidden. He has disinterred an important collection of writings.
dug	An udder or breast or teat.
excavate	Recover through digging. Carnegie had a lake excavated for Princeton University s rowing team.
excavation	The act of digging. Inside the excavation were the bones of some huge creature.
exhume	Expose (a land surface) that was formerly buried. The bodies were exhumed on the orders of a judge.
hibernate	Sleep during winter. Some species hibernate in tree roosts.
hole	Hit the ball into the hole. She had wasted a whole lifetime in this hole of a town.
inferno	Any place of pain and turmoil. The inferno had swept through the city.
inhume	Place in a grave or tomb. No hand his bones shall gather or inhume.
mine	Lay mines. Mine ores and metals.
peephole	A hole (in a door or an oven etc) through which you can peep. She peered through the security peephole in the solid oak door.
perdition	The abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment- John Milton. Hurl d headlong To bottomless perdition there to dwell.
pit	An orchestra pit. The pit lane.
plow	Move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil. The ship plowed through the water.
quarry	Extract stone or other materials from a quarry. A limestone quarry.
scoop	The quantity a scoop will hold. She has a tendency to scoop up to the initial notes of phrases.
shovel	The quantity a shovel can hold. She shovelled coal on the fire.
tomb	A place for the burial of a corpse especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone. The house was as quiet as a tomb.
underground	A member of an underground political group or movement. Czech underground literature.
warren	A densely populated or labyrinthine building or district. A warren of narrow gas lit streets.