Synonyms of canvas

canvas

noun

ˈkan-vəs 

variants also canvass

as in painting

a picture created with oil paint

one canvas by Picasso is worth more money than most of us can imagine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• painting
• oil
• watercolor
• mural
• oil painting
• panorama
• fresco
• drawing
• acrylic
• masterpiece
• gouache
• diptych
• pastel
• etching
• tempera
• aquarelle
• sketch
• triptych
• distemper
• finger painting
• showpiece
• pièce de résistance

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of canvas

Broadhurst also was a painter who created more than 2,000 canvases, some of which have been exhibited at the Broadhurst Art Gallery (named for him) at the Stissing Center in Pine Plains, New York. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2026

With their uninterrupted views of Union Bay, the gleaming white canvas tents rising out of a clearing in the woods had an almost fairy-tale quality, as if they had been conjured rather than constructed. — Dinaw Mengestu, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2026

Villeneuve’s next project is the newest James Bond movie, which could be the perfect large-scale canvas. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 28 July 2026

White also serves as an excellent canvas for jewelry, allowing accessories to shine. — Pooja Mistry, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026