Synonyms of crafts

crafts 1 of 2

noun

plural of craft

1

as in arts

an occupation requiring skillful use of the hands

an expert in the craft of cabinetmaking

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arts
• skills
• trades
• handicrafts
• handcrafts
• occupations
• professions
• vocations
• métiers
• callings

2

as in boats

a small buoyant structure for travel on water

borrowed a craft to get across the river

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boats
• vessels
• canoes
• kayaks
• yachts
• rafts
• watercrafts
• schooners
• taxis
• ferries
• cutters
• sailboats
• cruisers
• lifeboats
• rowboats
• gigs
• ketches
• skiffs
• barges
• coracles
• shells
• bateaux
• dinghies
• pirogues
• catboats
• flatboats
• surfboats
• paddleboats
• pontoons
• dhows
• prams
• dories
• bottoms
• motorboats
• catamarans
• sampans
• pinnaces
• dinks
• riverboats
• longboats
• tender
• powerboats
• outboards
• punts
• houseboats
• shallops
• scows
• tubs
• tugboats
• wherries
• yawls
• auxiliaries
• sculls
• umiaks
• dugouts
• workboats
• piraguas
• lighters
• launches
• tugs
• water taxis
• rowing boats
• ferryboats
• towboats
• keelboats
• inboards
• whalers
• outriggers
• gondolas
• bankers
• caïques
• curraghs
• whaleboats
• hookers
• narrow boats
• torpedo boats
• hoys
• assault boats
• PT boats
• trawlers
• johnboats
• keels
• jolly boats
• luggers
• shrimpers
• hydroplanes
• bumboats
• airboats
• seiners
• gillnetters
• hovercrafts
• draggers
• garveys
• cockleshells
• hydrofoils
• scallopers
• cobles
• air-cushion vehicles

crafts

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verb

present tense third-person singular of craft

as in prepares

to put (something) into proper and usually carefully worked out written form

spent hours crafting the perfect letter of recommendation for her prize student

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prepares
• composes
• drafts
• writes
• frames
• casts
• formulates
• fashions
• shapes
• puts together
• draws up
• forms
• pens
• words
• authors
• sculptures
• molds
• makes
• phrases
• builds
• constructs
• states
• devises
• fabricates
• assembles
• verbalizes
• concocts
• expresses
• couches
• compounds
• conceives
• pieces (together)
• indites
• reformulates
• redrafts
• reframes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of crafts

Noun

Na studied crafts at university, working with wood, metal, dyes and ceramics, because flat, two-dimensional drawing had come to bore him. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026

For the occasion, the park will host historical reenactments, tours, dancing, and crafts. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Except Apple Anduril is widely known for building autonomous drones and crafts. — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

For families, October often means pumpkin carving and crafts, but one North Texas mom wants to warn parents about a risk that took her by surprise. — Erin Jones, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026

Cremation has become more widely accepted across generations, contributing to the decline of traditional crafts like Goh's. — Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026

There will be snacks, drinks, live music, kid crafts, a bouncy house, a handful of actors in Shakespearean garb and scads of neighbors being neighborly. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

In China, The Visible Hands is repositioning traditional crafts within the contemporary creative economy, offering women artisans a route to a stable income while preserving techniques and cultural narratives. — Denni Hu, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

Communities have planted trees for medicine, firewood and crafts along the edge of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in a bid to reduce pressure on gorilla habitats. — ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026

Verb

Director James Marcus Haney crafts a propulsive portrait of Ukrainian youth living on a knife’s edge, denied the certainty of a future in a brutal war of aggression thrust upon them by Russia. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2026

Pleater Kyriacos Hadjikyriacou, meanwhile, crafts his textiles in the north London neighborhood of Tottenham. — Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026

On Michigan Avenue in West Dearborn, Seltz Soda Club crafts colorful dirty sodas — fizzy, nonalcoholic seltzer waters swirled with an assortment of syrups and creams. — Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Drawing on classic trial films and cartoon lore, director Dave Green crafts an underdog story that mirrors the movie’s own David-versus-Goliath journey from studio discard to theatrical release. — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Through her film that moves fluidly between re-enactments and verite documentary styles, Duong crafts an emotionally-wrenching story of family division that leads to peace and healing for a father who left behind siblings in Vietnam. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026

Known for her candid lyrics and conversational vocal tone, Bridgers crafts her music with acoustic guitar at its core and weaves in lush string arrangements and layers of electronic sounds. — Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Aug. 2026

Power is concentrated in the hands of the army chief, who crafts critical security policies – including on counterterrorism – behind closed doors. — Hasan Ali, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Aug. 2026

Yet, there’s more to be explored behind the bar as the resort also crafts its own gin, Gin del Drago, produced from Italian juniper harvested directly from the surrounding forest. — Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026