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oil

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of oil

a picture created with oil paint

that artist is known to have created only oils and charcoal sketches

Synonyms of oil

canvas (also canvass), oil painting, painting

Words Related to oil

fresco, mural, panorama

diptych, triptych

acrylic, aquarelle, gouache, watercolor

distemper, drawing, etching, finger painting, pastel, sketch, tempera

pièce de résistance, showpiece

oil

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of oil

to coat (something) with a slippery substance in order to reduce friction

if you oil the machinery on a regular basis, it will operate more efficiently

Synonyms of oil

grease, lubricate, slick, wax

Words Related to oil

bathe, douse (also dowse), drench, soak, souse, wash, water, wet

Near Antonyms of oil

coarsen, rough, roughen

dehydrate, dry, parch, sear

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