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

To the surprise of nobody, the goalie with a fresh Stanley Cup engraving seems the best bet to deliver consistent puck-stopping this season. — Janson Duench, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

The paw print appears again as an engraving on the surround of the car’s rose gold door sill treadplates, visible every time the doors are opened. — Alistair Charlton, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Verb

Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon has sparked controversy by engraving the names of his wife and five children on the Stanley Cup. — Eric MacRamalla, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

In another text, Robinson alluded to engraving messages on bullets. — Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 9 July 2026