CARVING Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of carving

as in sculpture

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carving

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verb

present participle of carve

as in sculpting

to create a three-dimensional representation of (something) using solid material carved a statue out of rare marble

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Recent Examples of carving

Noun

However, after an inspector from New York's Department of Environmental Conservation visited the kitchen where the carving took place, the agency found no code violations, according to an NBC report. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026 The venue also offers a raw bar, a sushi counter, a carving station, and a seafood grill with chefs waiting to sear your salmon, scallops, or lobster. — Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2026

Verb

Imagine a termite carving a path like a jumbled ball of string through a tree trunk, instead of an axe cleaving a single vector. — New Atlas, 12 Aug. 2026 When most of us think about edible seeds, our minds usually jump to chia seeds stirred into smoothies or overnight oats, pumpkin seeds roasted after carving jack-o'-lanterns each fall, or sunflower seeds chewed and spit out at a baseball game. — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for carving

Recent Examples of Synonyms for carving

Noun

Showing and selling their creations at the festival will be 250 West Coast artists working in sculpture, ceramics, glass, fiber, wood, metal, photography, leather, paint and mixed media.

— Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
With this sculpture, there’s a way in which a reaction comes from the placement of the piece within the landscape.

— Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of sculpture

Noun

These were followed by black- and silver-dial models retaining the dual-color bezel.

— Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2026
Shortly after, Claude developer Anthropic said its AI models hacked into the systems of three organizations independently during a private security experiment.

— Tom Matsuda, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026