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

Pro Football Reference paints a more positive picture (15 of 21 for 136). — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

Shapira paints a picture of a kinder, gentler war, where technology takes soldiers away from the trenches and from the tanks, to a chair behind a screen. — Margaux MacColl, Vanity Fair, 21 Oct. 2026

The orchestra paints a colorful musical portrait for the choreography. — Libby Smith, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

Cora’s profession as someone who paints the dead was a deliberate choice. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026

Still, the report paints a picture of transformative change that could reflect how companies and corporate roles change as AI adoption takes root. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026

As a market, however, Latin America paints a different picture. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026

His publicist initially told the Associated Press that the renowned designer died of pneumonia, but a death certificate obtained by Us Weekly paints a different picture. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

The patience required to piece them together paints Winehouse as an introspective woman as opposed to her party girl that the tabloids portrayed her as. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 10 Oct. 2026

Noun

The company said the industrial chemical glycidyl methacrylate is used to make certain plastics, paints and coatings perform better. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026

According to the statement, glycidyl methacrylate is an industrial chemical used to make certain plastics, paints and coatings perform better. — Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

And, frankly, Chubb's account paints Jackson as overreacting, if the Buffalo Bills linebacker is to be believed. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Dutch Boy paints were named for a corrosive method of making white-lead paint. — Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026

Whitelead in paints was valued for its opacity and ability to form a smooth finish wherever it was applied. — Wendy S. Walters, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026

In conventional pressure-sensitive paints, these molecules can cluster together. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026

To mark its 80th anniversary, British manufacturer of paints and wallpaper Farrow & Ball recently introduced a new collection of wallpaper called The Heritage Papers. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 29 Sep. 2026

The boutique’s interiors will chime with other Jessica McCormack stores, which have been designed like private townhouses, filled with art, antiques, and decorated with bespoke paints and wallpapers to conjure an intimate, residential feel. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026