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

2 senses of sculpture

Sense 1
sculpt, sculpture -- (create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material; "sculpt a swan out of a block of ice")
       => shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge -- (make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword")

Sense 2
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")

Antonyms of adj sculptured

2 senses of sculptured

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

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

Sense 2
modeled, sculptural, sculptured, sculpturesque -- (resembling sculpture; "her finely modeled features"; "rendered with...vivid sculptural effect"; "the sculpturesque beauty of the athletes' bodies")

INDIRECT (VIA shapely) -> unshapely -- (not well-proportioned and pleasing in shape; "a stout unshapely woman")

Similarity of adj sculptured

2 senses of sculptured

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
modeled, sculptural, sculptured, sculpturesque -- (resembling sculpture; "her finely modeled features"; "rendered with...vivid sculptural effect"; "the sculpturesque beauty of the athletes' bodies")
       => shapely (vs. unshapely) -- (having a well-proportioned and pleasing shape; "a slim waist and shapely legs")

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