Synonyms of carve

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verb (1)

ˈkärv 

as in to sculpt

to create a three-dimensional representation of (something) using solid material

carved a statue out of rare marble

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sculpt
• sculpture
• chisel
• engrave
• etch
• grave
• inscribe
• incise
• shape
• form
• cast
• mold
• model
• knap

carve (out)

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verb (2)

as in to develop

to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort

finally carved out a niche for the sport in the school's athletic program

Synonyms & Similar Words

• develop
• forge
• grind (out)
• create
• thrash (out)
• hammer out
• work up
• craft
• bring forth
• work out
• achieve
• construct
• generate
• devise
• compose
• carry out
• crank out
• churn out
• throw up
• turn out
• form
• engineer
• cook (up)
• model
• accomplish
• shape
• manufacture
• mint
• tailor
• originate
• cobble (together or up)
• invent
• conceive
• hatch
• effect
• fashion
• fabricate
• concoct
• bring off
• frame
• contrive

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• destroy
• tear down
• dismantle
• demolish
• ruin
• undo
• wreck
• raze
• unmake

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of carve

Verb

A number of attendees expressed a sense of Filipino pride at the event, while the beats on the dance floor — carved out amid food stalls and aisles of groceries — held others in its thrall. —Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025

The room became her command center, empowering Gilmore to carve out her own space to think, organize, and act. —Time, 6 Nov. 2025

In cooler weather, carve your own art, history, culture, and shopping trail through the sister towns of Battleford and North Battleford. —Billie Cohen, AFAR Media, 6 Nov. 2025

But his mother had already carved her own path into the record books decades earlier. —Dave Smith, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025

Phrases Containing carve

• carve (out)