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See definition of paint on Dictionary.com
  • nountinted covering
  • verbapply colored tint, often to make design

synonyms for paint

  • acrylic
  • color
  • cosmetic
  • dye
  • enamel
  • latex
  • makeup
  • oil
  • pigment
  • stain
  • varnish
  • wax
  • chroma
  • coloring
  • emulsion
  • flat
  • gloss
  • greasepaint
  • overlay
  • rouge
  • tempera
  • veneer
See also synonyms for: painted / painting
  • brush
  • coat
  • cover
  • daub
  • decorate
  • depict
  • design
  • draw
  • dye
  • portray
  • sketch
  • tint
  • wash
  • color
  • compose
  • delineate
  • draft
  • figure
  • fresco
  • limn
  • ornament
  • outline
  • picture
  • represent
  • shade
  • slather
  • stipple
  • swab
  • catch a likeness
  • cover up
  • gloss over
  • put on coats
  • slap on
  • touch up
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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If Embiid even steps foot in the paint, the nearest help defender slides over to deny an entry pass until the man guarding Embiid can steel himself enough to force Embiid off his spot.
WHEN JOEL EMBIID POSTS UP, THE CELTICS ARE READYJARED DUBINAUGUST 21, 2020FIVETHIRTYEIGHT
They each finished the regular season ranked among the top 10 in the NBA in defensive rating and opponent points in the paint.
WHAT CAN LEBRON’S PREVIOUS TOP-SEEDED TEAMS TELL US ABOUT THIS ONE?ANDRES WATERSAUGUST 18, 2020FIVETHIRTYEIGHT
While on the water, the fishermen beat the canoe with banana leaves, applied body paint, blew on conch shells and chanted in synchrony.
WHY DO WE MISS THE RITUALS PUT ON HOLD BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC?SUJATA GUPTAAUGUST 14, 2020SCIENCE NEWS
Many of those products had little to no English language instruction and contained methylene chloride, commonly used for paint removal, which is banned for retail sale by the EPA because exposure can result in death.
ENVIRONMENT REPORT: ONE WAY TO FORCE COMPANIES TO EMIT LESS CARBONMACKENZIE ELMERAUGUST 10, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGO
She’s more concerned with tracking, for instance, how many possessions the Dream can get Carter into the paint, as opposed to times down the floor when she’s limited to the perimeter.
THE PACE OF PLAY HAS NEVER BEEN FASTER IN THE WNBAHOWARD MEGDALAUGUST 6, 2020FIVETHIRTYEIGHT
Those that measure toxic volatile organic compounds – released from burning petroleum-based products like gasoline, paints, solvents and myriad industrial products – are operational at Sherman Elementary School.
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Ochre samples from La Mina were bright red and chemically suitable for making paint, they add.
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She apparently prefers to paint single figures of women and young girls, but her works include a variety of subjects.
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The general ensemble of war-paint and spotted ponies was enough for me; I didn't need to be told that it was my move.
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He went into the nursery, unearthed the now-disused Noah's Ark, and sucked the paint off as many animals as remained.
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WORDS RELATED TO PAINT

  • administer
  • affix
  • anoint
  • bestow
  • cover
  • fasten
  • join
  • lay on
  • massage
  • paint
  • place
  • put on
  • rub
  • smear
  • spread
  • touch
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