SCULPTED Synonyms: 111 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of sculpted

as in powerful

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verb

past tense of sculpt

as in carved

to create a three-dimensional representation of (something) using solid material the colossal statue was sculpted from a single block of marble

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Recent Examples of sculpted

Adjective

Vandals spray painted the skin of the sculpted Black woman white. — Tanya Fevzi, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026 The doll, which includes a sculpted version of Rumi’s Sain-geom, is featured in deluxe window-box packaging. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Verb

The Virgin at the top, which looks almost sculpted from ice, was a birthday present for his mother. — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026 Beautifully sculpted, orange-red foliage brings plenty of flair to gardens and containers. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sculpted

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sculpted

Adjective

The centrepiece of the archaeological site is a massive rock which is more than 20 feet long and features an intriguing engraving of a powerful being.

— James Rampton, TheWeek, 3 Nov. 2026
View gallery - 5 images High-performance electric dirt bikes are becoming increasingly capable, but stepping into the more powerful end of the market often requires a considerable investment.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of powerful

Verb

In the studio, Yamazaki strode through Styrofoam carved to resemble rubble, toward the clock tower, then climbed up a ladder to survey the scene.

— Matt Alt, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026
Connectivity Days started at CCA last school year—once a month, time is carved out of the school day for students to come together with the hope of building a stronger sense of belonging on campus.

— Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of carved

Adjective

Putting his lean and sinewy physicality to disquieting use, McNairy makes Wilson both unreadable and coldly transparent, giving him equal parts menace and magnetism.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
One of Nebel’s major works was still there — The Wrestlers, a huge plaster work of two sinewy men locked in combat, which had been his thesis as a student.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 30 July 2026

Definition of sinewy

Adjective

Unlike humans and other animals with rigid skeletons, octopuses have extremely flexible bodies built around what scientists call a muscular hydrostat, a system of muscles that provides both support and movement without bones.

— Reuters, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2026
By breaking speech down into the muscular components of individual phonemes, the team was able to re-create both speech and the individual elements of facial expression that were sent to the avatar animation.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of muscular

Adjective

Most of that trash — 240 million tons a year, enough to bury Manhattan under 100 feet of refuse — is hauled to one of the country’s 1,400 active landfills, where hulking vehicles with spiked wheels crush it into thin layers.

— Alex Cuadros, ProPublica, 10 Nov. 2026
Tesla’s Cybertruck, the hulking, stainless-steel pickup that inspired devotion and derision with its science-fiction looks, will cease production next year.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of hulking

Adjective

The result—which also uses DLSS frame generation to increase the 30 fps source to a 90 fps output—is then piped back to a 4K TV, theoretically adding some of the benefits of a beefy PC graphics card to a console-exclusive game.

— Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 5 Nov. 2026
Like their beefy counterparts further to the north in Katmai National Park, the bears return annually each summer to eat salmon and teach their cubs how to fish and survive.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of beefy

Adjective

If the brawny stalker is a prison guard, maybe the skinny guy was, too?

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
After the last practices and meetings ahead of their Friday night lights, around seven or eight brawny, youthful teenagers walk into Top Speed for a primer session.

— PJ Green October 14, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of brawny

Adjective

The software giant's plans pose another potential challenge for a corner of the artificial intelligence market that's showing signs of strain due to rising borrowing costs, hefty debt loads and concerns about whether the buildout will slow down.

— Jordan Novet,Seema Mody, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
His second, a collaboration with the Times puzzle editor Tracy Bennett, was a hefty Sunday puzzle rife with just-for-the-hell-of-it wordplay.

— New York Times, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2026

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