Synonyms of canvas

canvas

noun

ˈkan-vəs 

variants also canvass

as in painting

a picture created with oil paint

one canvas by Picasso is worth more money than most of us can imagine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• painting
• oil
• watercolor
• oil painting
• mural
• drawing
• fresco
• masterpiece
• panorama
• acrylic
• gouache
• diptych
• pastel
• etching
• sketch
• tempera
• aquarelle
• triptych
• distemper
• finger painting
• showpiece
• pièce de résistance

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of canvas

But the production doesn’t live up to its three-dimensional canvas. —Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025

The intention is for the inside to be a blank canvas, ready to be transformed into your dream mobile home. —Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2025

With rounded edges, a removable lid, and neutral canvas exterior, this Open Spaces hamper has enough capacity to house even the fluffiest linens that would otherwise be scrunched in a laundry bag. —Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 4 Mar. 2025

Choose from denim to raffia, canvas to cotton velvet, sleek performance suede to sweet gingham linen. —Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 28 Feb. 2025