AUTOPSY Synonyms: 6 Similar and Opposite Words

autopsy

noun

ˈȯ-ˌtäp-sē

Definition of autopsy

as in dissection

examination of a dead body especially to find out the cause of death the autopsy revealed an advanced stage of cancer

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Recent Examples of autopsy The coroner’s office overseeing her autopsy released a statement on Monday indicating that there were no signs of trauma found on her body. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026 The findings from the state's autopsy have not been released. — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026 While an autopsy revealed no signs of trauma, the official cause and manner of death remain under active investigation. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 An official cause of death will be given following an autopsy. — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for autopsy

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Our range includes a meandering cowboy odyssey that sprawls from a nowhere town in Texas to Big Sky country, a poignantly observant memoir from a wild child Dreamlander, and a careful dissection of a situationship set to the rhythms of 1970s Brazil.

— Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
Advertisement Graham, who died earlier this month of an aortic dissection, spent some of his final days in Ukraine on his 10th visit to the country since it was invaded by Russia in 2022.

— Chantelle Lee, Time, 28 July 2026

Definition of dissection

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Surely, the postmortems of the team this fall will tell a story, with compelling causal details.

— Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
The last thing OpenAI needs is someone disclosing details about the four other services its agents hacked, especially when the full postmortem is still in the works.

— Emily Forlini, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of postmortem

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