Synonyms for dissect
dɪˈsɛkt, daɪ-dis·sect

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1. dissect

   Synonyms:
   take to pieces, anatomize, scrutinize, investigate

   Antonyms:
   grasp, comprehend, slur, skim, unite, integrate, organize, compound, collocate, conjoin, confound

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1. dissectverb

   cut open or cut apart

   "dissect the bodies for analysis"

   Synonyms:
   take apart, analyse, break down, analyze

2. analyze, analyse, break down, dissect, take apartverb

   make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features

   "analyze a specimen"; "analyze a sentence"; "analyze a chemical compound"

   Synonyms:
   go, examine, conk out, give way, psychoanalyse, discerp, dismantle, psychoanalyze, disassemble, break down, collapse, dismember, crush, canvass, analyse, break, take apart, study, lose it, snap, crumble, decompose, break up, die, tumble, break apart, canvas, analyze, fail, give out, crumple, go bad

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1. dissectverb

   Synonyms:
   anatomize, cut in pieces

2. dissectverb

   Synonyms:
   analyze, scrutinize, sift, examine, investigate, explore, lay open

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1. Anthony Fauci:

   I have real problems with that guy, he's a smart guy who's talking about things that I believe he doesn't have any real insight or knowledge or experience in. He keeps talking about things that when you dissect it out and parse it out, it doesn't make any sense.

2. Superintendent Andrew Pulver:

   We'll teach kids how to dissect a squid. We'll take kids on nature hikes. They'll learn how to build shelters. They'll learn how to identify different trees and plants, it's really about teaching kids about the love of nature. The point of outdoor education is to help people grow. It's certainly not to traumatize anybody. … That's not why we're in business.

3. Benjamin Lee Whorf:

   We dissect nature along lines laid down by our native language. Language is not simply a reporting device for experience but a defining framework for it.

4. John Boehner:

   Ask anyone in the Capitol - Republican, Democrat, or otherwise -- about Michael Steel, and they will tell you the same thing: he is a pro's pro, for more than seven years, I have relied on his ability to dissect an issue, win a debate, and deal openly and honestly with the press.

5. Henry Kravis:

   At KKR, we devote a great deal of time, attention and creativity trying to dissect, understand and anticipate change with the goal of achieving consistently strong returns for our investors.