Synonyms of painted

painted 1 of 2

adjective

as in represented

Related Words

• represented
• drawn
• photographic
• video
• illustrative
• graphic
• pictorial
• illustrational
• iconographic
• pictographic
• hieroglyphic
• ideographic
• visual
• imaginal
• ideogrammatic
• ideogramic

painted

2 of 2

verb

past tense of paint

1

as in described

to give a representation or account of in words

the description painted a perfect image of the sun setting over the ocean

Synonyms & Similar Words

• described
• depicted
• portrayed
• rendered
• sketched
• set out
• pictured
• illustrated
• characterized
• delineated
• limned
• drew
• represented
• defined
• imaged
• recounted
• displayed
• labeled
• summarized
• exhibited
• told
• reported
• related
• showed
• narrated
• demonstrated
• suggested
• outlined
• traced
• qualified
• recited
• hinted
• rehearsed
• silhouetted
• drafted
• vignetted
• touched off
• summed up
• redescribed
• reimaged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• colored
• distorted
• twisted
• misrepresented
• falsified
• warped
• perverted
• garbled
• misstated
• misdescribed

2

as in tinted

to give color or a different color to

I've decided to paint the bathroom walls purple

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tinted
• stained
• colored
• dyed
• brightened
• pigmented
• tinged
• tinctured
• striped
• darkened
• bepainted
• lightened
• flecked
• streaked
• mottled
• marbled
• speckled
• daubed
• patterned
• checkered
• variegated
• toned (down)
• striated
• polychromed
• dappled
• specked
• embrowned

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bleached
• blanched
• decolorized
• whitened

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of painted

Adjective

Other rooms featured colorful, painted plaster. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 20 June 2026

Eshay described the crosswalks as more than painted pavement, calling them a point of pride for the community. — Dallas Morning News, 23 Mar. 2026

Have no subfascia, just pre-painted fascia board. — Jennifer Castenson, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025

Verb

Juxtaposing the white base fabric were bursts of gold that almost appeared to be painted onto the frock’s silky satin fabric. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026

The 400-year span starts with the Lenape footpath and works its way up to today, when one of the last Bowery artists, Billy Sullivan, has painted the denizens as part of a massive installation of portraits. — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 25 Sep. 2026

Out of the Toronto International Film Festival last week, reviews for Zack Snyder’s The Last Photograph painted a picture of a director in decline. — Chris Lee, Vulture, 25 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

The race car was painted in Miami Dolphins colors and rumbled like a Boeing 747. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026

The Good Housekeeping Institute painted a somewhat brighter picture. — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026

One of his biggest projects after returning to public life was a series of portraits of the Statue of Liberty, painted at the White House at the invitation of first lady Nancy Reagan in 1981. — Beth J. Harpaz The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026

However, Lizzie painted a different picture of their relationship when questioned by police in the wake of the murders. — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026