to etch

Examples

• All

• Here we are as the two biggest rivals in football square off for their chance to etch their names in sports history.

  The Game Plan (2007)

• Each of your names will be etched alongside the great ranger teams before you.

  Power Rangers (2017)

• Your name will be etched in history.

  Troy the Odyssey (2017)

• The joy on his face remains etched in my mind to this day.

• Because it certainly burned and etched the experience indelibly into my mind.

• The tragedy of Flight 1016 will be indelibly etched into the memories of the community.

  Academic text (1994)

• To this day, that traumatic moment in March 1973 remains etched in Basilio Chiridzisana's brain.

  Academic text (2005)

• The image of her smile was etched in my mind, reminding me of happier times.

• He etched his name into the soft wood of the tree to mark their special place.

• Memories of that day are etched forever in my heart, shaping who I am.

Synonyms

E

to emblazon

vsto etch

16 7.5

Decorate something with a bright, noticeable symbol or design

is about creating a sharp, lasting impression rather than bright decoration

I

to imprint

vsto etch

12 3.8

To press something so it leaves a mark

focuses on producing a sharp, memorable definition rather than just a pressed image

I

to impress

vsto etch

8 4.5

To press a design into a surface

is about creating a sharp, lasting outline or memory rather than just a pressed mark

E

to engrave

vsto etch

6 5.3

To make a memory or feeling stay strongly in the mind

is more about a clear, sharply visible outline than only memory fixation

Antonyms

O

to obscure

86 7.0

Make something hard to see or understand

B

to blur

61 3.6

To make something hard to see or understand

Phrasal Verbs

E

to etch a design

6.5

To cut a pattern into glass, metal, or wood

How Clear

to etch

28 6.0

to emphasize

• US

397 3.7

to highlight

340 3.3

to point out

∞ 1.8

to mention

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology