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artistic

[ahr-tis-tik] / ɑrˈtɪs tɪk /
ADJECTIVE
beautiful, satisfying to senses
Synonyms
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aesthetic creative decorative dramatic imaginative musical
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cultivated cultured elegant exquisite fine graceful grand harmonious ideal ornamental pictorial picturesque pleasing poetic refined rhythmical sensitive stimulating stylish sublime tasteful
Antonyms
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ugly uncreative unimaginative
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distasteful horrible inelegant scientific
ADJECTIVE
being skilled in creative activity
Synonyms
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imaginative inventive
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accomplished artful artsy-craftsy arty crafty discriminating gifted skillful talented
Antonyms
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uncreative uninventive
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distasteful horrible inelegant scientific ugly

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It proved, he said, artistic expression was not exclusively human in origin.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

"It's a global effort to limit free speech and artistic expression," she says.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Time revealed a path forward that doesn’t demand artistic debasement.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

Life in its most beautiful forms — the poetic, artistic range of Black life in South-Central — is on display everywhere you look here.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

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