Synonyms for canvas

Most common

sheet · sailcloth · dungaree

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A type of coarse cloth, woven from hemp (traditionally) or from cotton and polyesters, useful for making sails, tents, and overcoats or as a surface for paintings.

Related words

Word family

canvaslike canvassy

Phrases

blank canvas new canvas empty canvas

Is a kind of

cloth fabric textile material matter

Forms

Plural

canvases → sheets, sails, canvasses, sailcloths…

Example sentences

• sheet Tom handed Mary an official-looking sheet of paper.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

sail¹

5 letters

sheet¹

7 letters

canvass²

8 letters

dungaree

9 letters

sailcloth

10 letters

background²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (canvass² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

canevas

Italiano

canovaccio