Synonyms of handcraft

handcraft 1 of 2

noun

ˈhan(d)-ˌkraft 

as in craft

an occupation requiring skillful use of the hands

we learned about traditional handcrafts like barrel-making and leather-working at the colonial history museum

Synonyms & Similar Words

• craft
• art
• trade
• handicraft
• skill
• profession
• occupation
• vocation
• calling
• métier
• metier

handcraft

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verb

as in to manufacture

Synonyms & Similar Words

• manufacture
• produce
• fashion
• construct
• carpenter
• build
• forge
• fabricate
• mold
• shape
• create
• piece
• assemble
• invent
• make up
• erect
• frame
• hammer
• design
• confect
• generate
• prefabricate
• set up
• organize
• originate
• innovate
• initiate
• make
• coin
• begin
• inaugurate
• found
• establish
• institute
• put up
• devise
• constitute
• rear
• father
• raise
• reconstruct
• concoct
• cook (up)
• imagine
• conceive
• rebuild
• contrive
• retrofit
• think (up)
• combine
• reassemble
• reedify
• redevelop
• rig (up)
• unite
• throw up
• jerry-build

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismantle
• strike
• destroy
• tear down
• disassemble
• take down
• knock down
• dismember
• ruin
• pull down
• demolish
• level
• flatten
• wreck
• smash
• pulverize
• shatter
• devastate
• raze
• blow up
• separate
• detach
• ruinate
• explode
• divide
• demount
• disengage
• disconnect
• disunite
• disjoin

Examples of handcraft in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Today Schmid admits that A. Lange & Söhne sometimes must negotiate both its original and reborn history but always with an eye toward the art and handcraft of watchmaking. —Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 May 2024

Women’s timepieces are also enjoying a moment in the Swiss watch industry, which has recognized — albeit somewhat belatedly — that female consumers desire the same level of features and handcraft in mechanical designs as their male counterparts. —Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 May 2024

Verb

There is also a lack of procedural generation, where no doubt that was part of the landing/arrival sequence in zones, as this should all be handcrafted and there’s nothing to generate in the same sense. —Paul Tassi, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024

Expect homemade Italian bread, handcrafted, made-from-scratch daily, pasta, award-winning wines, and meat selections from the nation’s top butchers including Prime American steaks, free-range chicken, and a selection of fresh and sustainable seafood. —Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 11 Sep. 2024