Synonyms for painting
ˈpeɪn tɪŋpaint·ing

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1. painting, picturenoun

   graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface

   "a small painting by Picasso"; "he bought the painting as an investment"; "his pictures hang in the Louvre"

   Synonyms:
   delineation, video, motion-picture show, scene, mental picture, pictorial matter, movie, moving-picture show, ikon, icon, pic, exposure, house painting, image, photograph, depiction, word-painting, characterization, characterisation, word picture, film, motion picture, photo, picture show, flick, moving picture, picture, impression

2. paintingnoun

   creating a picture with paints

   "he studied painting and sculpture for many years"

   Synonyms:
   house painting, picture

3. paintingnoun

   the act of applying paint to a surface

   "you can finish the job of painting faster with a roller than with a brush"

   Synonyms:
   house painting, picture

4. painting, house paintingnoun

   the occupation of a house painter

   "house painting was the only craft he knew"

   Synonyms:
   house painting, picture

Matched Categories

1. • Application
   • Artistic Creation
   • Fine Arts
   • Graphic Art

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1. paintingnoun

   Synonyms:
   picture (in colors)

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1. paintingnoun

   Associated words:
   easel, palette, grisaille, artist, art, atelier, studio

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1. List of paraphrases for "painting":

   paint, paintings, canvas, table, paints, painter, drawing, painted, beenpainting, picture, portrait

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1. National Gallery:

   The painting was removed from the wall to be examined by our conservation team, ‘The Hay Wain’ suffered minor damage to its frame and there was also some disruption to the surface of the varnish on the painting — both of which have now been successfully dealt with.

2. William Hogarth:

   I have generally found that persons who had studied painting least were the best judges of it.

3. Gertrude Stein:

   The first hope of a painter who feels hopeful about painting is the hope that the painting will move, that it will live outside its frame.

4. Lancelot Thwaytes:

   Words cannot really do my emotions justice, but I was in utter disbelief and absolutely horrified to see that the painting was now being proclaimed to the world as an original Caravaggio.

5. Rob Dodson:

   There’s been a real shift in how these hands look. In the past people would strive to cover the hand with a glove that matches the skin tone. There are companies out there that physically sculpts the patient’s hand – an artist will make it look incredibly real, painting in hairs and freckles on the skin. But now, we are getting away from those cosmetics and more into a hi-tech look.