Synonyms of sculpture

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noun

as in carving

Related Words

• carving
• model
• bust
• figurehead
• mannequin
• doll
• puppet
• dummy
• statuette
• form
• figurine
• manikin
• marionette
• dolly
• hand puppet
• figure

Dissimilar Words

• colossus

sculpture

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verb

as in to sculpt

to create a three-dimensional representation of (something) using solid material

the artist used a hammer and chisel to sculpture the horse out of ice

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sculpt
• carve
• grave
• chisel
• model
• etch
• shape
• engrave
• form
• inscribe
• mold
• incise
• cast
• knap

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sculpture

Noun

Picasso’s Tête de femme (Dora Maar), 1941; Tête de femme, 1939–40; and Couple, 1969 will also hit the block, with fifteenth-century sculptor Tilman Riemenschneider’s undated sculpture Saint Catherine rounding out the trove. — News Desk, Artforum, 5 Oct. 2026

Here, visitors make their way through an exhibition featuring waif Alberto Giacometti sculptures, a room full of Picassos, Fischli/Weiss’s comical sculpture Animal (1986), and more. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Verb

And how can sculpture accomplish the experience of simultaneous collective reception that was formerly its greatest social promise? — Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 June 2025

Bourdelle’s voluminous works in marble, bronze, and wood fill the lofty mezzanine, while his bronze sculptures Héraklès archer (Hercules the Archer) and Centaure mourant (Dying Centaur) highlight the garden. — Kasia Dietz, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2024