GILD Synonyms: 136 Similar and Opposite Words

gild

verb

Definition of gild

as in to varnish

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as in to paint

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Recent Examples of gild A lot of the frames are gold gilded, which are incredibly beautiful and historical. — Stephanie Shih june 17, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026 Above the altar the names of the three documents had been chiseled into a large gray marble panel and then gilded. — Literary Hub, 13 May 2026 The Moreno brothers, who grew up in Puebla, Mexico, did not invent birria or its deployment on tortillas gilded in beef fat. — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026 Or, just gild the lily here and go for the surf and turf. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for gild

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Although pest control companies offer lethal solutions such as carpenter bee traps or chemical treatments, the best way to keep carpenter bees from bugging you is using stained, sealed, varnished or treated wood in building projects.

— Sarah Linn April 24, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Bringing a top-tier women’s sports event to the country and having its citizens watch women compete represented an opportunity to varnish its human-rights record, which has been criticized by several organizations regarding its treatment of women.

— Ava Wallace, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026

Definition of varnish

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Use speakers or headsets where possible, enable airplane mode whenever the phone isn’t in use, or, at the very least, consider where cell phones are positioned while scrolling Pinterest for tips on how to paint the nursery.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2026
The two remaining bottles were left unlabeled, though one would later be painted by the Irish artist Michael Dillon.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of paint

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To freshmen from then to now, whitewashing the rock(s) before the season has tended to create a sense of belonging and ownership.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
Polished stone-tile floors, whitewashed walls, and spacious bathrooms are common elements of all the rooms.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of whitewash

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Other Western influences appeared in dark-wash denim embroidered with paisley designs, paired with tall, heeled cowboy boots.

— Mary Wenthur, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
The house also embroidered a luxury train carriage's interior and cushions for the 2026 Brit Awards.

— Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of embroider

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This may sound almost too simple, but sometimes distance works better than another setting buried inside a menu.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
The discovery of human remains buried under the unsuspecting resident’s home provided investigators key evidence in the decades-old missing person’s case, which authorities announced has become a murder investigation.

— Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of bury

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In the bathroom, there are shuttered windows wreathed with Como silk and a luscious roll-top bath.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
On a hill wreathed in mist above the dark sea that runs between New Zealand’s North and South Islands, Ward and others crossed rugged farmland late on Tuesday night, carrying seven crates in silence by dim red torchlight.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026

Definition of wreathe

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In flight, hunting mode takes over, and piercing yellow eyes, fringed with blue circles, scour the sea for prey.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2026
Even the most reflexive of answers are fringed with doubt, which to my mind is reason enough to ban the practice of capital punishment.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2026

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