paint - Similar and Opposite Words

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Here are the synonyms for paint , a list of similar words for paint from our thesaurus that you can use

Noun

a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating

Synonyms

• paint
• pigment

More generic

• coat
• coating
• color
• coloring material
• colour
• colouring material

More specific

• acrylic
• acrylic paint
• antifouling paint
• coat of paint
• distemper
• enamel
• encaustic
• finger paint
• fingerpaint
• house paint
• housepaint
• oil paint
• semigloss
• spray paint
• water-base paint

Related

• pigment

Noun

makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks

Synonyms

• blusher
• paint
• rouge

More generic

• make-up
• makeup
• war paint

Noun

(basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court

Synonyms

• key
• paint

More generic

• space

Related

• foul line

Related

• basketball court

Verb

apply paint to; coat with paint

Synonyms

• paint

More generic

• coat
• surface

More specific

• airbrush
• grain
• ground
• prime
• repaint
• undercoat

Verb

apply a liquid to; e.g., paint the gutters with linseed oil

Synonyms

• paint

More generic

• cover

Verb

make a painting of

Synonyms

• paint

More generic

• interpret
• represent

More specific

• repaint

Verb

make a painting

Synonyms

• paint

More generic

• create

More specific

• bodypaint
• charge
• distemper
• fill in
• finger-paint
• fresco
• shade
• stipple
• watercolor
• watercolour

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