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past participle of etch.
past tense form of etch.

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carved adj.
clean-cut adj.
engraved adj.
graphic adj.
graven adj.
hieroglyphic adj.
incised adj.
pictographic adj.
pictorial adj.
traced adj.

ADJECTIVE

carved

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chiseled engraved sculpted sculptured

STRONG

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

ADJECTIVE

clean-cut

Synonyms

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chiseled

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

Antonyms

WEAK

ruffled

ADJECTIVE

engraved

Synonyms

STRONGEST

decorated embossed minted scratched

STRONG

chased furrowed incised lithographed

ADJECTIVE

graphic

Synonyms

WEAK

blocked-out delineated depicted descriptive diagrammatic drawn engraved iconographic illustrated illustrational illustrative marked-out outlined painted photographic pictoric pictured portrayed representational seen sketched traced visual

Antonyms

WEAK

implicit obscure unclear vague

ADJECTIVE

graven

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STRONG

carved sculptured

ADJECTIVE

hieroglyphic

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STRONG

pictorial

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ADJECTIVE

incised

Synonyms

STRONG

carved engraved

ADJECTIVE

pictographic

Synonyms

WEAK

blocked-out delineated depicted descriptive diagrammatic drawn engraved hieroglyphic iconographic illustrated illustrational illustrative marked-out outlined painted photographic pictorial pictoric pictured portrayed representational seen sketched traced visual

ADJECTIVE

pictorial

Synonyms

STRONGEST

descriptive illustrated photographic visual vivid

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blocked-out delineated depicted diagrammatic drawn engraved iconographic illustrational illustrative lifelike marked-out outlined painted pictographic pictoric pictured picturesque portrayed realistic representational seen sketched traced

ADJECTIVE

traced

Synonyms

STRONG

drawn duplicated imitated imprinted outlined reproduced sketched

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etched

The sights and smells have etched themselves on Petra Mertens's mind.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

In the end, our digital presence isn’t etched in concrete; it’s an ever-evolving story.

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026

Most office dress codes aren’t etched in the employee handbook.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Semenyo is a devout Christian and has faith-based tattoos etched across his body.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

Celia sighs before she begins, pausing beside a tree etched with words of love and longing.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

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