Antonyms for pottery
ˈpɒt ə ripot·te·ry

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. potterynoun

   Synonyms:
   earthenware, ceramics, ceramic

2. potterynoun

   Fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed

   The shelves were lined with pottery of all shapes and sizes.

   Synonyms:
   ceramic, ceramics, earthenware

3. potterynoun

   A potter's shop or workshop, where pottery is made

   I visited the old potteries and saw the pots being made.

   Synonyms:
   ceramics, earthenware, ceramic

4. potterynoun

   The potter's craft or art: making vessels from clay

   Bernard Leach was skilled at pottery.

   Synonyms:
   ceramics, earthenware, ceramic

Matched Categories

1. • Ceramic Ware
   • Trade
   • Workshop

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.0 / 3 votes

1. pottery, claywarenoun

   ceramic ware made from clay and baked in a kiln

   Synonyms:
   clayware

2. potterynoun

   the craft of making earthenware

   Synonyms:
   clayware

3. potterynoun

   a workshop where clayware is made

   Synonyms:
   clayware

How to use pottery in a sentence?

1. Emma Bridgewater:

   Royal themed pottery made in Staffordshire can be traced back to the time of Charles II, and we are thrilled to see celebration through pottery continuing in 2018 with Harry and Meghan.

2. Lauren Davis:

   We found a campsite, which extends over about 200 sq. m (2,153 square feet) that was used by the desert nomads since prehistoric times, at the site we found burnt stones, flint and stone tools as well as pottery sherds, but the truly special find is this collection of ostrich eggs. Although the nomads did not build permanent structures at this site, the finds allow us to feel their presence in the desert.

3. Ronit Lupu:

   On completion of the excavations at Shu?fat, it is quite evident that there was a thriving settlement in the Jerusalem area in ancient times. Thousands of years later, the buildings uncovered are of a standard that would not fall short of Jerusalem’s architecture, this discovery represents a highly significant addition to our research of the city and the vicinity. Apart from the pottery, the fascinating flint finds attest to the livelihood of the local population in prehistoric times: Small sickle blades for harvesting cereal crops, chisels and polished axes for building, borers and awls, and even a bead made of carnelian (a gemstone), indicating that jewelry was either made or imported.

4. Ronit Lupu:

   This discovery represents a highly significant addition to our research of the city and the vicinity. Apart from the pottery, the fascinating flint finds attest to the livelihood of the local population in prehistoric times: Small sickle blades for harvesting cereal crops, chisels and polished axes for building, borers and awls, and even a bead made of carnelian (a gemstone), indicating that jewelry was either made or imported, the grinding tools, mortars and pestles, like the basalt bowl, attest to technological skills as well as to the kinds of crafts practiced in the local community.

5. Yonatan Adler:

   According to ancient Jewish ritual law, vessels made of pottery are easily made impure and must be broken, stone, on the other hand, was thought to be a material which can never become ritually impure, and as a result ancient Jews began to produce some of their everyday tableware from stone.

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