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

The city’s greatest sight is perhaps the Hospicio Cabañas, an early-19th-century orphanage with a chapel where José Clemente Orozco painted 57 frescoes in the late 1930s. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 8 Nov. 2026

Abdi worries that Miller’s latest promotion will further anti-immigrant policies, which have long painted Iranians and other immigrant communities as threats. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026

Friday’s report well exceeded those expectations and painted a picture of a labor market that’s not just resilient and stable – but one that’s robust. — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026

Then volunteers painted an underground passage that was completely covered in anti-student graffiti. — ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026

Defense attorney Kimberly Stevens painted Birchmore as a depressed young woman battling lifelong adversities who constructed a fantasy world around marrying Farwell. — Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2026

The large wooden desk is framed by a bookshelf painted pastel robin’s egg blue, and an antique cabinet that stands on tall spindly legs, its doors open, revealing rows of small, narrow dividers for sorting mail or paperwork. — Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2026

The Extraordinary Conservation of the Last Judgment, which also analyzes a hidden self-portrait Michelangelo painted on a strip of cloth worn by a figure representing death. — News Desk, Artforum, 5 Nov. 2026

Present-day designer Philippe Starck is credited with the modern update of the hotel’s aesthetic and his daughter Ara painted a large ceiling tapestry for the restaurant. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026