Synonyms and antonyms of Words used to describe works of art or crafts in British Thesaurus

a (determiner)

used before the name of a famous artist to mean a picture by that artist

abstract (adjective)

art abstract art expresses the artist’s ideas or feelings rather than showing the exact appearance of people or things

accessible (adjective)

accessible art, music, literature etc is easy to understand and enjoy

aesthetic (adjective)

relating to beauty or to the study of the principles of beauty, especially in art

artisan (adjective)

made by hand and with skill using traditional methods

artistic (adjective)

relating to any form of art, including painting, music, literature, acting, and dancing

artistic (adjective)

relating to drawing, painting etc

artistic (adjective)

painted, arranged, or done in a way that shows skill and imagination and looks beautiful

arty-crafty (adjective)

Britishinformal made by someone who enjoys creating and decorating things themselves, but who you think lacks skill

avant-garde (adjective)

avant-garde music, art etc is very modern and may shock people because it is so different from what has gone before

baroque (adjective)

relating to the very detailed style of art, building, or music that was popular in Europe in the 17th and early 18th centuries

camp (adjective)

art or entertainment that is camp deliberately does not follow traditional ideas about what is considered good in order to produce a humorous effect

cubist (adjective)

relating to an early 20th-century style of painting in which the artist paints several different views of a person or object in a single painting, usually using straight lines

esthetic ()

an American spelling of aesthetic

evocative (adjective)

formal an evocative work of art expresses something very clearly and makes you have a strong reaction to it

figurative (adjective)

art figurative art represents people, objects, and scenes, rather than representing feelings or ideas as abstract art does

folk (adjective)

folk art, traditions, stories etc were developed by people in a particular region and have become traditional there

folksy (adjective)

made or done in a way that is intended to remind you of traditional art, customs, or stories

formal (adjective)

relating to the form or structure of something such as a piece of writing, art, or music

freehand (adjective)

drawn without using a ruler or other equipment

from life ()

if you draw, paint etc from life, you use a real object or person as your subject instead of copying a photograph or picture

Gothic (adjective)

art Gothic styles of building and art were common in Europe between the 12th and 15th centuries

grandiose (adjective)

designed to look very impressive, but really looking artificial or silly

graphic (adjective)

relating to drawing

lifelike (adjective)

a lifelike picture, model etc looks like a real person or thing

literary (adjective)

relating to books that are considered to have value as art

magisterial (adjective)

a magisterial work is written by someone whose knowledge and opinions are respected

mature (adjective)

the mature work of an artist, writer etc is produced when they are no longer young and have developed their skill to a high level

minimalist (adjective)

relating to minimalism

monochrome (adjective)

art using different shades of a single colour

naturalistic (adjective)

artliterature a naturalistic painting, novel etc shows people and things as they are in real life

painterly (adjective)

with a style or appearance that reminds you of a painter or painting

pictorial (adjective)

consisting of pictures

postmodern (adjective)

relating to postmodernism

pre-Raphaelite (adjective)

typical of a style of art popular in late 19th century England that used a lot of detail and bright colours and showed a very romanticized view of life

pulp (adjective)

pulp books, magazines, and films have not been written very well, and are often about sex or violence

pure (adjective)

a pure form of art does not have any practical purpose, such as selling something

realist (noun)

artliterature relating to realism in art or literature

representational (adjective)

art representational paintings and other works of art show things as they really are

Romantic (adjective)

relating to the style of literature, art, and music known as Romanticism

satirical (adjective)

satirical writing or art uses humour to criticize people or things and make them seem silly

seminal (adjective)

formal a seminal piece of writing or music is new and different and influences other literature or music that comes after it

silk-screen (adjective)

printed by silk screen, or related to this method of printing

skeuomorphic (adjective)

a skeuomorphic design includes features which make a new thing look older or more familiar

spacey (adjective)

informal spacey music or art seems to have been created by someone who takes drugs that change the way that they think

stereoscopic (adjective)

a stereoscopic picture is designed so that when you look at it through a special piece of equipment, it looks solid and real

stylized (adjective)

in a style that is artificial rather than realistic (=like life)

surrealistic (adjective)

artliterature connected with surrealism

three-D (adjective)

a three-D film, picture etc looks as if it has height, depth, and width

three-dimensional (adjective)

used for describing images that look as if they are three-dimensional

untitled (adjective)

an untitled poem, book, painting etc has not been given a title

wearable (adjective)

wearable technology or art is worn on the body