chiseled

[chiz-uhld] / ˈtʃɪz əld /

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carved adj.
clean-cut adj.
rigid adj.

ADJECTIVE

carved

Synonyms

STRONGEST

engraved sculpted sculptured

STRONG

carven chased cut etched furrowed graved graven grooved hewed hewn modeled scissored slashed sliced whittled

ADJECTIVE

clean-cut

Synonyms

WEAK

categorical clear definite definitive etched explicit express sharp specific unambiguous well-defined

Antonyms

WEAK

ruffled

ADJECTIVE

rigid

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adamant austere definite exact fixed hard-line harsh inflexible intransigent rigorous solid stern stringent uncompromising unyielding

WEAK

adamantine bullheaded changeless dead set determined firm hard incompliant inelastic inexorable invariable locked-in obdurate set set in stone single-minded static strait-laced unalterable unbending unbreakable unchanging undeviating unmoving unpermissive unrelenting

Antonyms

STRONGEST

broken easy flexible gentle imprecise indefinite inexact irresolute lenient mild pliant soft tolerant unfixed unreliable willing yielding

WEAK

bending limber pliable

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chiseled

He continues by "mewing," a TikTok trend where people suck in their cheeks and point a finger at their jawline to emphasize their chiseled features.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

Its details are sharply chiseled and fluted, in the Streamline Moderne mode, and they turn what would otherwise be raw construction into lyrical architecture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026

It is an artifact set in concrete, chiseled away to reveal a replica of the Flatiron Building in New York City.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026

Larry’s the pragmatic choice, but Luke is the romantic one, down to his handsome, chiseled features right out of a supermarket paperback.

From Salon ● Nov. 27, 2025

Each jasper bead of red, yellow, or a combination of the two he’d chiseled down, polished, and drilled himself.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

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