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

Planting pumpkins in June is perfect timing for a fall harvest that lines up with Halloween pumpkin carving and fall displays. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 June 2026 Shop windows and the local museum display crafts from this wood-carving mecca. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 8 June 2026

Verb

Meanwhile, 19-year-old Infanta Sofia, Leonor’s younger sister, is carving out a fashion following of her own. — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 19 July 2026 As the piano arches into a sparkling glissando, a harp follows suit, carving out space for a light, airy synthesizer drone to materialize. — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for carving

Recent Examples of Synonyms for carving

Noun

Several artists in the printmaking category are exploring funerary and burial practices in their work, while some of the fellows in craft and sculpture explore the political dimensions of space.

— News Desk, Artforum, 24 July 2026
And in the last decade of her life, Parsons returned to her first love, sculpture.

— John Yau, ARTnews.com, 24 July 2026

Definition of sculpture

Verb

Beyond their jaw-dropping price, the Amazon Essentials Skinny Jeans share the same snug, sculpting fit as Stewart’s pair.

— Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 21 July 2026
The engineering shop teamed up with KRT Framework for the aluminum bodywork, which came together over 800 hours of painstaking shaping and sculpting by hand.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 July 2026