SCULPTURES Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

sculptures 1 of 2

noun

plural of sculpture

as in carvings

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verb

present tense third-person singular of sculpture

as in sculpts

to create a three-dimensional representation of (something) using solid material the artist used a hammer and chisel to sculpture the horse out of ice

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Recent Examples of sculptures

Noun

The two sculptures were formally transferred to the Kingdom of Cambodia at a ceremony yesterday, along with a third sandstone sculpture depicting the head of the Hindu deity Harihara. — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 11 June 2026 Sponsored by New England Chevy Dealers With over 100 sculptures woven into the mountainside, the Andres Institute of Art is New England's largest outdoor sculpture park. — Rachel Holt, CBS News, 24 May 2026 Snap a photo with Lakenenland sculptures near Marquette Take a break on your UP trip to wander among the metal art sculptures of Lakenenland, a 24-hour sculpture park nestled in the woods 15 minutes' east of Marquette along M-28. — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 9 Aug. 2025

Verb

That site is temporarily closed, and many of the items—pedestals and furniture, photographs and tools—are coming from Paris for this show, giving Brancusi’s cool, abstract sculptures a rich, human context. — Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026 Some resemble ancient oil lamps and brooches; others take after Barbara Hepworth and Isamu Noguchi sculptures. — Anthony Paletta, Curbed, 23 May 2026 Semi-wild pigs snuffle beneath the huge granite boulders, solid and immutable as Henry Moore sculptures, that define this otherworldly landscape. — Catherine Fairweather, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 July 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sculptures

Noun

OpenAI's choice to end developers' access to its models via Cursor is not a first in the industry.

— Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026
This is why the results from the MHS research preview and Anthropic’s frontier AI models are so meaningful.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026

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But, Casey Parlette, a former Laguna Beach lifeguard and commercial diver, who now sculpts marine and other wildlife and exhibits at the Festival of Arts, was among more than a dozen at the Laguna Beach council meeting asking that the council not support the petition.

— Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 19 May 2026
There’s even more of Kate Hudson’s Oscars makeup to uncover below, including a clear eyebrow gel that keeps your brows in place all day and a liquid contour that subtly sculpts your face.

— Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 3 May 2026

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