graven

verb

variants or graved
past participle of grave
as in etched
to cut (as letters or designs) on a hard surface the doomed climber graved his initials into the rock face

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for graven
  1. etched
  2. carved
  3. engraved
  4. inscribed
Verb
  • 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
Definition of etched
Verb
  • The planet appears to have carved a visible gap inside the protoplanetary disk, giving astronomers one of the clearest views yet of planetary formation in progress.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Each stone’s etching is intricately carved on the reverse side.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of carved
Verb
  • His name will join the 600 already engraved on the memorial wall.
    — Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 30 July 2026
  • At the end of the ceremony, Walter presented Trump with a World Series ring engraved with the president’s name.
    — Adam Kilgore, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of engraved
Verb
  • In the course of its hundred and forty-nine performances, the Eras Tour literally inscribed itself into geological time, the vibrations from the stomping fans registering on the Richter scale.
    — Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
  • But, outside of clothing items and a set of denture plates inscribed with a partially illegible set of numbers, there was too little evidence recovered from the scene to generate leads in the case.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 29 July 2026
Definition of inscribed
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“Graven.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graven. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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