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

It's accessed through a green door painted the same shade as 'Bag End' from The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings movies. — New Atlas, 3 Aug. 2026

Lee takes early meetings at a nearby hotel that could be in any country, except that the room service is delivered by robots painted in the livery of butlers and maids. — Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

But don’t be surprised if Skubal also gets painted as a villain, joining the superteam Dodgers in the final year before a new collective bargaining agreement. — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Throughout history, artisans painted classic Dutch scenes of farms, ships, flowers, people, and landscapes directly onto the tiles. — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Aug. 2026

Her college-going daughter Sonali, who is good at art, painted murals on the walls. — Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026

The Saint Francis of Assisi painted in 1636 by Francisco de Zurbarán is in this sense a kind of periscope on the divine. — Julian Bell, The New York Review of Books, 1 Aug. 2026

He can be painted as a villain rather easily, which Sewell resists on a constant basis. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 1 Aug. 2026

So far the old booths have been removed and new seating installed, the space has been painted, much of the lighting has been replaced, and the sound system has been updated. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026