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carving

[kahr-ving] / ˈkɑr vɪŋ /
NOUN
art
Synonyms
STRONGEST
design painting
STRONG
abstraction description illustration imitation modeling molding portrayal representation shaping simulation symbolization
WEAK
pictorialization sculpting sketching
Antonyms
WEAK
lack science unskill
NOUN
cut
Synonyms
STRONGEST
laceration wound
STRONG
chip chop cleavage cleft dissection fissure furrow gash graze groove nick nip notch prick rabbet rent rip slash slit snip stab stroke trench
WEAK
kerf opening penetration scarification section shave slot trim
NOUN
division
Synonyms
STRONGEST
distribution
STRONG
analysis apportionment autopsy bisection breaking demarcation detachment diagnosis disjuncture dismemberment dissolution disunion divorce parceling parting partition reduction rupture segmentation selection severance subdivision vivisection
WEAK
breaking down breaking up contrasting cutting up departmentalizing detaching disparting disseverance distinguishing disuniting dividing rending separating splitting up
Antonyms
STRONG
attachment combination connection union
WEAK
accord agreement juncture system unification unison unity whole
NOUN
incision
Synonyms
STRONGEST
laceration
STRONG
cleavage cleft dissection gash groove mark nick nip notch opening pierce slash stab wound
Antonyms
STRONG
closing closure solid
NOUN
severance
Synonyms
STRONG
analysis apportionment autopsy bisection breaking demarcation detachment diagnosis disjunction disjuncture dismemberment dissolution distribution disunion divorce divorcement parceling parting partition reduction rupture segmentation selection separation split subdivision vivisection
WEAK
breaking down breaking up contrasting cutting up departmentalizing detaching disparting disseverance disseverment distinguishing disuniting dividing rending separating splitting up
Antonyms
STRONG
attachment closing closure combination connection juncture marriage union
NOUN
statuary
Synonyms
STRONGEST
sculpture
STRONG
image

Example Sentences

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The titular “hare with the amber eyes” in Edmund de Waal’s memoir is a netsuke, a tiny Japanese carving intended as a fastener for use with a kimono.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

There was an open bar, a roast beef carving station and trays of appetizers passed around a restaurant located on a Dallas Cowboys themed golf course.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

On its weekly chart it is carving out a nice double bottom base, and March has broken above a short four month downtrend on the ratio chart versus the OIH.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

The event formed part of the 2026 Winter Olympics cultural programme, with teams tasked with carving Olympic Fair Play-themed sculptures from snow.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

Anya drummed her fingers on the book as Dyedka went back to carving his stick.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.