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art

[ahrt] / ɑrt /
NOUN
skill, creativity
Synonyms
STRONGEST
craft profession
STRONG
adroitness aptitude artistry craftsmanship dexterity expertise facility imagination ingenuity inventiveness knack know-how knowledge mastery method trade virtuosity
Antonyms
STRONGEST
avocation entertainment
STRONG
ignorance inability incapacity ineptitude lack want
WEAK
science unskill
NOUN
cunning
Synonyms
STRONG
artfulness artifice astuteness craftiness deceit duplicity guile slyness trickery wiliness
WEAK
canniness
Antonyms
STRONG
artlessness frankness honesty openness sincerity truthfulness
WEAK
lack science unskill
NOUN
creation meant to communicate or appeal to senses or mind
Synonyms
STRONGEST
design painting
STRONG
abstraction carving description illustration imitation modeling molding portrayal representation shaping simulation symbolization
WEAK
pictorialization sculpting sketching
Antonyms
WEAK
lack science unskill

Example Sentences

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This is my annual mecca of art, friends, camping.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Turkey's home strip features a marbled pattern, inspired by the Turkish paper marbling art of Ebru.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Has "regime fracture" made the business of diplomacy with Iran – never the easiest art to master – that much more difficult?

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

It recasts every piece of art by every artist throughout the single-story space as equally relevant.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

"Forget it. Just be glad he isn't judging the art contest."

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville

Vocabulary lists containing art

"The Tempest," Vocabulary from Acts 1 and 2

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