Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb grave

2 senses of grave

Sense 1
sculpt, sculpture, grave -- (shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it; "She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband")
       => carve -- (form by carving; "Carve a flower from the ice")

Sense 2
scratch, engrave, grave, inscribe -- (carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface; "engrave a pen"; "engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's"; "the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree")
       => carve, chip at -- (engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface; "carve one's name into the bark")

Antonyms of adj graven

2 senses of graven

Sense 1
graven, sculpted, sculptured -- (cut into a desired shape; "graven images"; "sculptured representations")

INDIRECT (VIA carved) -> uncarved -- (not carved)

Sense 2
engraved, etched, graven, incised, inscribed -- (cut or impressed into a surface; "an incised design"; "engraved invitations")

INDIRECT (VIA carved) -> uncarved -- (not carved)

Similarity of adj graven

2 senses of graven

Sense 1
graven, sculpted, sculptured -- (cut into a desired shape; "graven images"; "sculptured representations")
       => carved (vs. uncarved), carven -- (made for or formed by carving (`carven' is archaic or literary); "the carved fretwork"; "an intricately carved door"; "stood as if carven from stone")

Sense 2
engraved, etched, graven, incised, inscribed -- (cut or impressed into a surface; "an incised design"; "engraved invitations")
       => carved (vs. uncarved), carven -- (made for or formed by carving (`carven' is archaic or literary); "the carved fretwork"; "an intricately carved door"; "stood as if carven from stone")