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crafted

verb, adjective·Everyday

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UK/ˈkrɑːf.tɪd/
US/ˈkræf.tɪd/

“crafted” is a form of “craft”. See that entry for the full set of meanings.

Meanings

  1. verbtransitive

    Past tense and past participle of craft: made with skill and care, usually by hand.

    Grammar: Takes an object: she crafted a table.

    Patterns

    • craft something from something
    • craft something for someone

    The carpenter crafted a bookcase from reclaimed oak.

    She carefully crafted her reply to avoid causing offense.

    The team crafted a plan to cut costs by ten percent.

  2. adjectivecomparable

    Made or put together with skill, care and attention to detail.

    Grammar: Often follows an adverb or hyphen: beautifully crafted, hand-crafted.

    Patterns

    • a carefully crafted something
    • hand-crafted something

    The shop sells beautifully crafted leather bags.

    It was a carefully crafted speech that moved the whole room.

    They live in a hand-crafted wooden house on the hill.

Common combinations

beautifully crafted
The violin is beautifully crafted and sounds wonderful.
carefully crafted
The message was carefully crafted to sound friendly.
hand-crafted
We ordered hand-crafted chocolates for the party.
expertly crafted
The novel has an expertly crafted plot.
crafted from
The ring was crafted from recycled silver.

Synonyms and how they differ

made
Made is neutral and can mean any manufacture, while crafted suggests skill and attention.
fashioned
Fashioned is more formal and stresses shaping something into a form.
handmade
Handmade stresses that no machine was used, but crafted can describe things made by machine or by thought, like a speech.
constructed
Constructed suggests building something large or structured, with less sense of artistry.

Opposites

mass-producedslapdash

Word family

craft verb
to make with skill
craftsman noun
a skilled maker of things
craftsmanship noun
high skill in making things
crafty adjective
clever in a sly way

Commonly confused: crafted or crafty? crafted or drafted?

crafted vs crafty

Crafty means sly and cunning, not skillfully made.

crafted vs drafted

Drafted means written as a first version or selected for service, not made with care.

Practice

The furniture is beautifully ____ by local woodworkers.

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