Synonyms of painting

painting 1 of 2

noun

ˈpān-tiŋ 

as in canvas

a picture created with oil paint

the Mona Lisa is a haunting painting of a woman with a most mysterious smile

Synonyms & Similar Words

• canvas
• mural
• watercolor
• oil
• fresco
• drawing
• panorama
• oil painting
• masterpiece
• etching
• sketch
• acrylic
• diptych
• gouache
• pastel
• triptych
• tempera
• finger painting
• distemper
• aquarelle
• showpiece
• pièce de résistance

painting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of paint

1

as in describing

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

• describing
• depicting
• portraying
• rendering
• sketching
• drawing
• setting out
• illustrating
• picturing
• delineating
• characterizing
• limning
• recounting
• defining
• imaging
• representing
• outlining
• relating
• displaying
• summarizing
• showing
• exhibiting
• telling
• narrating
• labeling
• reporting
• demonstrating
• tracing
• reciting
• suggesting
• qualifying
• rehearsing
• hinting
• drafting
• summing up
• silhouetting
• touching off
• reimaging
• redescribing
• vignetting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• coloring
• distorting
• twisting
• misrepresenting
• falsifying
• warping
• misstating
• perverting
• misdescribing
• garbling

2

as in tinting

to give color or a different color to

I've decided to paint the bathroom walls purple

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tinting
• staining
• coloring
• dyeing
• brightening
• pigmenting
• tingeing
• tincturing
• darkening
• striping
• bepainting
• lightening
• flecking
• dappling
• streaking
• daubing
• marbling
• toning (down)
• specking
• variegating
• striating
• patterning
• speckling
• mottling
• polychroming
• embrowning
• checkering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bleaching
• whitening
• decolorizing
• blanching

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of painting

Noun

Since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian soldiers have looted numerous artworks from the Kherson Regional Art Museum, including 100 paintings and thousands of other objects. — News Desk, Artforum, 25 Aug. 2026

However, the source of Peyton’s painting has been well-known for years, as PetaPixel reported. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Verb

Add colors, letting each coat dry before painting on top of it. — Jodi Levine, Parents, 21 Aug. 2026

Preservationists, architects and historians warn that painting the 19th century facade would trap moisture, accelerate deterioration and deface one of Washington’s most important historic structures. — Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing painting

• oil painting