CARVING: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CARVING?

Need another word that means the same as “carving”? Find 8 synonyms and 30 related words for “carving” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Carving” are: sculpture, cutting, model, statue, statuette, figure, figurine, effigy

Carving as a Noun

Definitions of "Carving" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “carving” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The action of carving.
• Creating figures or designs in three dimensions.
• An object or design carved from a hard material as an artistic work.
• Removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape.
• A sculpture created by removing material (as wood or ivory or stone) in order to create a desired shape.

Synonyms of "Carving" as a noun (8 Words)

cutting	The act of cutting something into parts. Take cuttings of Christmas cactus and pot them on.
effigy	A representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture. A tomb effigy of Eleanor of Aquitaine.
figure	Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense. A heroic figure.
figurine	A small carved or molded figure.
model	The act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale. He was a model husband and father.
sculpture	A work of art made by sculpture. A bronze sculpture.
statue	A sculpture representing a human or animal.
statuette	A small carved or molded figure.

Usage Examples of "Carving" as a noun

• A carving of an Asian elephant.
• A table decorated with fluted carving.

Associations of "Carving" (30 Words)

alabaster	Like alabaster in whiteness and smoothness. The gilded alabaster tomb of Sir Anthony Browne.
calcite	A common mineral consisting of crystallized calcium carbonate; a major constituent of limestone.
carve	Engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface. He carved himself a slice of beef.
caryatid	A supporting column carved in the shape of a person.
decoration	Something used to beautify. He was awarded the highest Australian decoration.
elaborate	(of an action) lengthy and exaggerated. The bee elaborates honey.
etch	Make an etching of. Aquatint is a process of achieving tone by etching a metal plate.
forwarding	The act of sending on to another destination. The forwarding of resumes to the personnel department.
gargoyle	An ornament consisting of a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal.
gem	Decorate with or as with gems. The towering mountains are gemmed with clear cool lakes.
intricate	Very complicated or detailed. Intricate lacework.
ivory	An object made of ivory. A dagger with an ivory handle.
jade	Of something having the color of jade especially varying from bluish green to yellowish green. A silk blouse in a vivid jade green.
jewelry	An adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems.
landmark	The position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape. The vaccine is a landmark in the history of preventive medicine.
lapidary	Relating to the engraving, cutting, or polishing of stones and gems. A lapidary statement.
marble	Paint or stain like marble. Her shoulders were as white as marble.
minutia	A small or minor detail. He had memorized the many minutiae of the legal code.
monument	An enduring and memorable example of something. Recordings that are a monument to the art of playing the piano.
necklace	In South Africa kill someone with a tyre necklace. The harbour with its necklace of lights.
nephrite	A hard, pale green or white mineral which is one of the forms of jade. It is a silicate of calcium and magnesium.
porphyry	A hard igneous rock containing crystals of feldspar in a fine-grained groundmass.
quartz	A hard glossy mineral consisting of silicon dioxide in crystal form present in most rocks especially sandstone and granite yellow sand is quartz with iron oxide impurities.
sculpt	Create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material. Sculpting human figures from ivory.
sculpture	A work of art made by sculpture. A bronze sculpture.
seascape	A depiction of a seascape.
specifier	Someone who draws up specifications giving details (as for obtaining a patent.
statue	A carved or cast figure of a person or animal, especially one that is life-size or larger.
stone	Throw stones at. He wanted a special stone to mark the site.
totem	A clan or tribe identified by their kinship to a common totemic object. The fast food chains have become totems of Western economic development.