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The mural showed her artistic talent.
What does Artistic mean?
Artistic means creative or related to art.
Dictionary definition
Related to art, creativity, or skill in making something beautiful or expressive.
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The class used artistic choices to make each poster unique.
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The director's artistic style made the film easy to recognize.
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What does artistic mean?
Artistic describes something related to art, creativity, beauty, or expression.
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Which word is closest in meaning to artistic?
Creative is close in meaning to artistic in this dictionary entry.
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Which word is an antonym of artistic?
Plain contrasts with artistic in this dictionary entry.
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WordArtistic.
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MeaningArtistic means creative or related to art.
ExampleExample: The mural showed her artistic talent.
Word breakdown
3 syllables. Say each part, then blend the word.
- Syllables
- ar · tis · tik
- Strongest beat
- tis
- Ending
- tik
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on tis.
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Synonyms
Words like Artistic
creativeUse when someone uses imagination to make something.
expressiveUse when something shows emotion or meaning clearly.
Antonyms
Opposite words
plainUse when something has little decoration or style.
uncreativeUse when something shows little imagination.
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Word family
Artistic word family
Base word
artistic
adverb
artistically
In a creative or artful way.
noun
artist
A person who creates art.
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Artistic means creative or related to art.
Common mix-up
Artistic is not the same as plain. Artistic means artistic means creative or related to art.
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