Synonyms of etched

etched

verb

past tense of etch

1

as in engraved

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

the artist etched his landscape on a copper plate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• engraved
• inscribed
• carved
• sculpted
• traced
• incised
• graved
• sculptured
• insculped
• chiseled
• affixed
• indented
• notched
• grooved
• chased
• impressed
• scored

2

as in imprinted

to produce a vivid impression of

in just a few pages the writer etched an unforgettable portrait of one of the more remarkable First Ladies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• engraved
• imprinted
• branded
• ingrained
• impressed
• infixed
• imbued
• infused
• implanted
• stamped
• instilled
• inculcated
• fixed
• set
• enrooted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• erased
• obliterated
• expunged
• blotted out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of etched

Maurice Jones-Drew will forever be etched into the memories of the Bruin faithful. — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026

The Nazca Lines, ​enormous drawings and ⁠geometric figures etched into desert plains in the south of the country, are one of Peru’s main tourist destinations, attracting approximately ​100,000 annual visitors. — Joe Kottke, NBC news, 2 Aug. 2026

And while there are other memorial walls etched with thousands of names across the region, families say there is something about a cemetery that offers special solace, especially at Holy Rood, where trains pass hourly. — Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 30 July 2026

Travelers who’d rather be outside should drive south on Snake River Road to Buffalo Eddy, where hundreds of petroglyphs etched into the basalt by Nez Perce ancestors thousands of years ago remain visible from the riverbank. — Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

The target date for Saudi Arabia’s economic transformation plan is etched in the minds of every citizen and visitor to the country since Vision 2030 was unveiled more than a decade ago. — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 29 July 2026

Icelandic poet, novelist and essayist Andri Snær Magnason was tasked with commemorating Ok, his words etched into copper and fastened to rock uncovered by the glacier’s retreating ice. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 July 2026

As for the nil-nil draw between Curaçao and Ecuador, three days later, no doubt every sweating tackle will be etched into the consciousness of the seventy thousand spectators who packed into Kansas City Stadium. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 17 July 2026

Yes, it’ll forever be etched in the record books that the Lightning lost first-round matchups in four consecutive seasons. — Scott Turick, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2026