Synonyms of oils

oils 1 of 2

noun

plural of oil

as in paintings

a picture created with oil paint

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• paintings
• canvases
• watercolors
• oil paintings
• frescoes
• murals
• drawings
• panoramas
• acrylics
• etchings
• pastels
• masterpieces
• gouaches
• aquarelles
• sketches
• diptychs
• distempers
• finger paintings
• temperas
• triptychs
• showpieces
• pièces de résistance

oils

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of oil

as in greases

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 & Similar Words

• greases
• waxes
• lubricates
• washes
• slicks
• waters
• wets
• soaks
• bathes
• drenches
• douses
• souses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• coarsens
• roughens
• roughs
• dries
• sears
• dehydrates
• parches

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of oils

Noun

When raindrops hit dry ground and plants, the impact creates microscopic bubbles filled with geosmin and oils that rise into the air, pop and scatter into tiny particles that can then fill human nostrils. — Gregory Wakeman, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2026

Then support the skin’s surface with botanical oils and beeswax. — Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

Refiners turn oil discarded by restaurants and other waste fats into transportation fuel, extracting additional value from crops already grown and oils that have already served their original purpose. — Edward D. Melillo, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026

Use it to serve drinks or appetizers when guests come over, or leave it out on a counter to corral oils, spices, and other everyday essentials in a more polished way. — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2026

Maintain your tub by rinsing, wiping after use, avoiding bath oils, and ventilating. — Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 29 Sep. 2026

Also, its rolling olive oil cart, replete with its own menu describing the oils’ characteristics and origins, allows passengers to sample many. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026

Bathing too frequently can strip the natural oils from your dog’s coat and leave the skin dry. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026

Polyunsaturated fats includes the omega-3 fats found mostly in fish are found in other cooking oils. — Jennifer Lefton, Verywell Health, 21 Sep. 2026

Verb

Ramakrishnan typically oils her hair twice a week before washing it. — Katie Hill, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026