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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

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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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How to use painting in a sentence?

  1. George Church:

    They’re painting a picture which I don’t think represents the project.

  2. Ashleigh Wilson:

    There are not too many sure bets in the world of art, but a Whiteley painting from the mid-70s featuring Lavender Bay comes pretty close, that was a period when he really reached the summit of his creativity.

  3. Michael Pfleger:

    We're painting a reality that's difficult and hard.

  4. Tom Ruggio:

    Up in the middle of the church, high up on the right side, I immediately identified an Italian Baroque painting, and I couldn't believe what I was looking at.

  5. Eric Turquin:

    This is an important work in art history. Cimabue pushed the envelope, he broke with the Greek style of painting with no perspective and he introduced humanity. In 1280, that was totally new, he was a revolutionary.


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