Breadcrumb Home > Thesaurus > E Synonyms of excerpt Find synonyms for: Noun 1. excerpt, excerption, extract, selection, passage usage: a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings" Verb 1. excerpt, extract, take out, choose, take, select, pick out usage: take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.Definition and meaning of excerpt (Dictionary) TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about. Hanukkah Origins of the Christmas Holiday Jewish Holidays, 2010-2030 (A.M. 5770-5791) Western Christian Holidays, 2010-2030 Krampus: The Christmas Devil Kwanzaa ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: anomie Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language