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

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of canvas

The lively canvas, hardly an illustration of an event, employs light-reflective silver and golden-brown metallic paints applied in vast fields of paisley-like commas that dematerialize into a spatially ambiguous surface shimmer. —Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024

The Beltline's walls become canvases this weekend as pioneers of the city's style writing, graffiti and mural communities and newer talents showcase their art from start to finish. —Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024

Remove crayon from walls Anyone who has children knows that sometimes the walls become a canvas for an eager young artist. —Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2024

Every Client Is Unique Every single client is a unique canvas. —Expert Panel®, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024