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Synonyms of etching
(Entry 1 of 2)
as in drawing, sketch
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for etching
etching
verb
present participle of etch
Synonyms & Antonyms of etching (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to cut (as letters or designs) on a hard surface
- the artist etched his landscape on a copper plate
Synonyms for etching
- engraving,
- graving,
- incising,
- inscribing,
- insculping
- [archaic]
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2
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 for etching
- branding,
- engraving,
- impressing,
- imprinting,
- infixing,
- ingraining
- (also engraining)
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“Etching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/etching. Accessed 4 Dec. 2021.
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The first known use of etching was in 1634
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