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Synonyms of painting
(Entry 1 of 2)
a picture created with oil paint
- the Mona Lisa is a haunting painting of a woman with a most mysterious smile
Synonyms for painting
- canvas
- (also canvass),
- oil,
- oil painting
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painting
verb
present participle of paint
Synonyms & Antonyms of painting (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to give a representation or account of in words
- the description painted a perfect image of the sun setting over the ocean
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2
to give color or a different color to
- I've decided to paint the bathroom walls purple
Synonyms for painting
- bepainting
- [archaic],
- coloring,
- dyeing,
- pigmenting,
- staining,
- tincturing,
- tingeing
- (or tinging),
- tinting
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The first known use of painting was in the 13th century
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