Synonyms of engraving

engraving 1 of 2

noun

as in etching

Related Words

• etching
• portrait
• representation
• image
• depiction
• etch
• likeness
• charcoal
• watercolor
• illustration
• pastel
• aquatint
• caricature
• line drawing
• drawing
• outline
• contour
• blueprint
• silhouette
• doodle
• sketch
• cartoon
• delineation
• figure

engraving

2 of 2

verb

present participle of engrave

1

as in inscribing

to cut (as letters or designs) on a hard surface

engraved the birth and death dates on the tombstone

Synonyms & Similar Words

• etching
• inscribing
• carving
• graving
• sculpting
• tracing
• incising
• insculping
• sculpturing
• chiseling
• affixing
• indenting
• grooving
• notching
• chasing
• scoring
• impressing

2

as in imprinting

to produce a vivid impression of

a scar that forever engraved the killer's face in the witness's mind

Synonyms & Similar Words

• etching
• imprinting
• branding
• impressing
• infixing
• stamping
• ingraining
• implanting
• infusing
• imbuing
• inculcating
• instilling
• fixing
• enrooting
• setting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• erasing
• obliterating
• blotting out
• expunging

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of engraving

Noun

Twiggs also testified that Robinson had asked about a tool for engraving bullets for an upcoming hunting trip. — Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026

The British are busily removing Winston Churchill from their banknotes, replacing him with an engraving of a hedgehog. — Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026

Verb

Each guest takes home a 50ml spray bottle of their creation, with optional bottle engraving available. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026

Since Europeans considered literacy a crucial marker of civilization, the engraving highlights English hopes that Indigenous Americans could rapidly embrace the colonists’ culture. — Peter C. Mancall, The Conversation, 25 May 2026