Synonyms of crafts

crafts 1 of 2

noun

plural of craft

1

as in arts

an occupation requiring skillful use of the hands

an expert in the craft of cabinetmaking

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arts
• skills
• trades
• handicrafts
• handcrafts
• occupations
• professions
• vocations
• métiers
• callings

2

as in boats

a small buoyant structure for travel on water

borrowed a craft to get across the river

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boats
• vessels
• canoes
• kayaks
• yachts
• rafts
• watercrafts
• schooners
• taxis
• ferries
• cutters
• sailboats
• cruisers
• lifeboats
• rowboats
• gigs
• ketches
• skiffs
• barges
• coracles
• shells
• bateaux
• dinghies
• pirogues
• catboats
• flatboats
• surfboats
• paddleboats
• pontoons
• dhows
• prams
• dories
• bottoms
• motorboats
• catamarans
• sampans
• pinnaces
• dinks
• riverboats
• longboats
• tender
• powerboats
• outboards
• punts
• houseboats
• shallops
• scows
• tubs
• tugboats
• wherries
• yawls
• auxiliaries
• sculls
• umiaks
• dugouts
• workboats
• piraguas
• lighters
• launches
• tugs
• water taxis
• rowing boats
• ferryboats
• towboats
• keelboats
• inboards
• whalers
• outriggers
• gondolas
• bankers
• caïques
• curraghs
• whaleboats
• hookers
• narrow boats
• torpedo boats
• hoys
• assault boats
• PT boats
• trawlers
• johnboats
• keels
• jolly boats
• luggers
• shrimpers
• hydroplanes
• bumboats
• airboats
• seiners
• gillnetters
• hovercrafts
• draggers
• garveys
• cockleshells
• hydrofoils
• scallopers
• cobles
• air-cushion vehicles

crafts

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verb

present tense third-person singular of craft

as in prepares

to put (something) into proper and usually carefully worked out written form

spent hours crafting the perfect letter of recommendation for her prize student

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prepares
• composes
• drafts
• writes
• frames
• casts
• formulates
• fashions
• shapes
• puts together
• draws up
• forms
• pens
• words
• authors
• sculptures
• molds
• makes
• phrases
• builds
• constructs
• states
• devises
• fabricates
• assembles
• verbalizes
• concocts
• expresses
• couches
• compounds
• conceives
• pieces (together)
• indites
• reformulates
• redrafts
• reframes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of crafts

Noun

When the Intifada began, the Union of Palestinian Artists took the position in the late 1980s to boycott Israeli art supplies and moved into an exploration of traditional Palestinian and village crafts. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 Aug. 2026

The half-century-old Covered Bridge Festival in October brings food vendors, crafts, and entertainment to Rockville and nearby towns. — Katy Spratte Joyce, Midwest Living, 22 Aug. 2026

The festival will have three live-entertainment stages with music and cultural performances, plus more than 90 vendor booths selling food, drinks, crafts, books and more. — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026

As longtime residents leave, cultural traditions are forgotten and agricultural practices that once economically powered these villages—like harvesting cork for crafts and wine production—risk disappearing as well. — Liz Provencher, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026

Guests can discover 20 fairy doors hidden throughout the garden, enjoy crafts and meet real fairies. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026

However, because all below-the-line departments are a go on a Star Wars movie, quite often great ideas and rewrites came from the crafts side. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026

The time capsules are a product of weeks of hands-on exercises, from crafts to conversation. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026

The two-day cultural event also features Bon Odori folk dance lessons, children’s lantern crafts, and specialty lantern kits. — Mike Stocker, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026

Verb

Drawing on classic trial films and cartoon lore, director Dave Green crafts an underdog story that mirrors the movie’s own David-versus-Goliath journey from studio discard to theatrical release. — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Through her film that moves fluidly between re-enactments and verite documentary styles, Duong crafts an emotionally-wrenching story of family division that leads to peace and healing for a father who left behind siblings in Vietnam. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026

Filmmaker Rubaiyat Hossain crafts a taut supernatural drama that dissects the patriarchy hiding beneath the veneer of a fairytale wedding. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026

Known for her candid lyrics and conversational vocal tone, Bridgers crafts her music with acoustic guitar at its core and weaves in lush string arrangements and layers of electronic sounds. — Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Aug. 2026

Power is concentrated in the hands of the army chief, who crafts critical security policies – including on counterterrorism – behind closed doors. — Hasan Ali, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Aug. 2026

Yet, there’s more to be explored behind the bar as the resort also crafts its own gin, Gin del Drago, produced from Italian juniper harvested directly from the surrounding forest. — Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Through effortless magnetism, and extraordinary emotional precision, this actor crafts a character who belongs as much to the sea as the shore. — William Earl, Variety, 25 July 2026

House of Leon crafts it from Douglas fir using shou sugi ban, a traditional Japanese technique that preserves wood by charring its surface. — Nora Taylor, Architectural Digest, 23 July 2026