Synonyms of paints

paints 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of paint

1

as in describes

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

• describes
• portrays
• depicts
• renders
• sketches
• delineates
• characterizes
• images
• pictures
• sets out
• illustrates
• limns
• draws
• outlines
• recounts
• defines
• represents
• summarizes
• narrates
• relates
• displays
• tells
• suggests
• shows
• demonstrates
• exhibits
• labels
• reports
• recites
• traces
• qualifies
• hints
• rehearses
• sums up
• silhouettes
• vignettes
• drafts
• reimages
• touches off
• redescribes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• colors
• distorts
• misrepresents
• falsifies
• warps
• misstates
• perverts
• twists
• garbles
• misdescribes

2

as in colors

to give color or a different color to

I've decided to paint the bathroom walls purple

Synonyms & Similar Words

• colors
• tints
• dyes
• stains
• pigments
• brightens
• tinges
• darkens
• tinctures
• stripes
• bepaints
• lightens
• tones (down)
• flecks
• patterns
• mottles
• daubs
• dapples
• marbles
• specks
• streaks
• striates
• speckles
• embrowns
• variegates
• polychromes
• checkers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bleaches
• whitens
• decolorizes
• blanches

paints

2 of 2

noun

plural of paint

as in makeups

preparations intended to beautify the face

after the play was over, the actress emerged to greet her fans with paint still on her face

Synonyms & Similar Words

• makeups
• cosmetics
• war paints
• lipsticks
• mascaras
• maquillages
• oils
• camouflages
• powders
• greasepaints
• creams
• lotions
• camos
• eye shadows
• cold creams
• rouges
• vanishing creams
• kohls

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of paints

Verb

Vahl paints a stark portrait of the town and its few inhabitants — basically three men left in charge of a few dozen others — in succinct brushstrokes that combine the remote pastoral locations with flashes of gore and violence. — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026

At the end of his book, Tan paints a beautiful picture of a visit to his parents’ home near Eaton Canyon. — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026

But Anderson paints a picture of a boy living in the shadow of his athletic-superstar sisters. — Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

The Everywhere Millionaire paints a complicated picture of these millions of Main Street millionaires. — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026

The documentary paints a negative picture of Musk’s business ethics and his personal conduct. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026

The documentary paints the tech titan as a power-hungry megalomaniacal con man with a god complex. — Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2026

Historic Hills Scenic Byway Iowa Autumn color paints the valleys and family farms between the Villages of Van Buren County, seven historic burgs punctuating this quiet 105-mile drive along the Des Moines River in southeast Iowa. — Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 12 Sep. 2026

However, a statement from Karácsony’s office paints a different picture, claiming that neither the mayor nor Reynolds was directly involved in the negotiations. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026

Noun

Explaining strontium abundance Strontium is an alkaline earth metal used in fireworks and glow-in-the-dark paints. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026

The precise composition of ancient Egyptian paints, binders, adhesives, and similar materials used to make artifacts is largely unknown, in part because a full analysis would require taking samples that would damage those valuable artifacts. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

Other options include enamel paints, but these may require a primer before painting as well as a food-safe sealer for protection. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2026

Meanwhile, leaflets ordering evacuations pattern the sky like a damned murmuration, and nighttime artillery fire paints striations like inverted fireworks. — Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026

For the children’s floor, the designer chose bright rugs, fabrics, and wall paints. — Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2026

Beginning in 1989, oil and acrylic paints gave way to olive oil, henna, tea, spices, and coffee, while animal glue, mud, and leather also shaped the group’s posters, paintings, and mixed-media assemblages. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Threinen surfs and paints — seascapes, narrow streets, old buildings, festivals. — Barbara Bry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026

Learn how to paint and personalize a ceramic planter using acrylic paints, markers and collage in this workshop. — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026