Synonyms of tint

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noun

ˈtint 

as in shade

a property that becomes apparent when light falls on an object and by which things that are identical in form can be distinguished

her eyes have a greenish tint

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shade
• color
• hue
• tone
• tinge
• coloration
• tincture
• coloring
• cast
• brightness
• undertone
• contrast
• saturation
• overtone
• chroma
• value
• pigmentation
• chromaticity
• lightness
• primary color
• secondary color
• tertiary color
• colorway

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• achromatism

tint

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verb

as in to paint

to give color or a different color to

if you tint that blue paint with this yellow paint, you should get a nice shade of green

Synonyms & Similar Words

• paint
• color
• stain
• dye
• pigment
• brighten
• tinge
• tincture
• darken
• stripe
• bepaint
• lighten
• tone (down)
• fleck
• marble
• streak
• mottle
• speckle
• pattern
• striate
• dapple
• speck
• polychrome
• variegate
• embrown
• checker
• daub

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bleach
• whiten
• decolorize
• blanch

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tint

Noun

Ward also recommends skin tints, especially in stick form, like the LYS Beauty Triple Fix Blurring Skin Tint Foundation Stick. — Marci Robin, Allure, 13 Aug. 2026

The name of the river—and, in turn, the state park—comes from the tint of the water. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2026

Verb

Police soon had images of a suspect – wearing a hard hat, tinted glasses and a face mask – spray-painting the security cameras around Fandrich's car early that morning, to apparently conceal the crime. — Lauren Clark, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones talked about tinting the windows to AT&T Stadium following the FIFA World Cup in an interview with Fox 4. — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Aug. 2026