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

On the song, the singer-songwriter paints the picture of what happens when an ex’s new girl calls you up and asks for advice. — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026

Drawing upon previously unpublished archival research, Merritt paints a compelling portrait of the multifaceted activist. — Suzanne Van Atten, AJC.com, 27 Sep. 2026

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

But unlike Hopper, Longstreth rarely paints people (one exception is a group of soldiers in uniform at the grand opening of a Chili’s). — Longreads, 15 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

Noun

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

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