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
• yachts
• kayaks
• rafts
• schooners
• ferries
• watercrafts
• taxis
• cutters
• lifeboats
• cruisers
• sailboats
• barges
• rowboats
• gigs
• shells
• ketches
• skiffs
• coracles
• bateaux
• dinghies
• pirogues
• catboats
• flatboats
• surfboats
• paddleboats
• pontoons
• dhows
• dories
• prams
• bottoms
• motorboats
• catamarans
• sampans
• tubs
• pinnaces
• dinks
• punts
• riverboats
• tender
• longboats
• powerboats
• outboards
• houseboats
• shallops
• scows
• tugboats
• wherries
• auxiliaries
• yawls
• sculls
• umiaks
• dugouts
• workboats
• piraguas
• launches
• tugs
• lighters
• water taxis
• rowing boats
• ferryboats
• towboats
• keelboats
• inboards
• whalers
• outriggers
• gondolas
• bankers
• hookers
• caïques
• curraghs
• whaleboats
• 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

Saturday’s festivities will include crafts, story time, a scavenger hunt and the chance to see hundreds of fish in their colorful new environment for the first time in months. — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026

Workshops focused on crafts, collage, sewing and press-on nails can be found inside the Casselberry Art House along with a DJ booth spinning vinyl records. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026

Known for its sculptural designs and polished finishes driven by a distinctly Scandinavian sensibility, the Copenhagen label crafts jewelry and leather goods that elevate day-to-day dressing without overpowering it. — Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 5 Aug. 2026

The morning will also feature games, crafts, giveaways, prizes and a lunch with hot dogs, chips and soft drinks provided. — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

In addition to more houses, the plans for the community call for an amphitheater, a chapel and a building for the residents to create art and practice crafts. — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 5 Aug. 2026

Other family-friendly crafts and activities, including a sugar skull workshop — which requires advance registration — are planned for this year’s holiday party. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2026

After horsing around, peruse the quilt displays, agriculture exhibits and arts-and-crafts competitions. — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 4 Aug. 2026

Balti Jaam combines traditional food counters with street food, Estonian crafts, clothing and antiques. — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Verb

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

Still the Right Stuff no longer crafts these legacy jackets, but this garment is a testament to the vintage flight jackets that inspired fashion around the world. — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 16 July 2026

Luiselli crafts a novel of ideas that challenges the very idea of narrative, yet one that bristles with raw feeling. — Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026

Dining Chef Tony Candray Marenco crafts a colorful farm-to-table menu for ceviche and poke bowls, largely made with ingredients from their on-property vegetable garden. — Brandon Withrow, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026

And as the 60-something Tony, Gregory North crafts a character who is equal parts stubborn and manipulative, and kind and generous. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026

Stärke starts with a 982-generation 718 Boxster, removes its body panels, and carefully crafts its strategy from there, though all of the seals and hinges are original equipment from Porsche. — Peter Nelson, Robb Report, 27 May 2026