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

One by one, two by two, hikers climb through dappled shade and emerge onto a narrow path etched into the side of Empire Bluff, hundreds of feet above Lake Michigan. — Mike Norton, Midwest Living, 26 Sep. 2026

Ten thousand rocks, etched with nearly 90,000 carvings dating as far back as the Bronze Age, make Saimaluu Tash one of the largest and most remote high-altitude petroglyph sites in the world. — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

The current solution adds memory by wiring qubits to electromagnetic resonators, either as flat waveguide structures etched on the chip or three-dimensional microwave cavities. — New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026

At twilight, the mountains were etched against a dim horizon, the kill pen below like a torchlit encampment. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

That result remains etched in the standings but is finally blurred from McVay's mind. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026

The drones etched across the sky images from the museum’s collection including Banksy’s Girl with Balloon, the Millennium Falcon, and a self-portrait of Frida Kahlo. — John Ross, Vanity Fair, 20 Sep. 2026

As 93-year-old Roy Blakey faces life-threatening dementia, his niece races to preserve his legacy—as a figure skater, ice show archivist, and gay photographer whose male nudes etched their way into history—all before his final curtain call. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2026

But images of France's hottest summer remain etched in memories — and in the artwork of illustrator Marina Antonova. — ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026