The paint on the seat on which you are sitting is still wet.
Source: tatoeba (17852)
Paint
/peɪnt/
Synonyms for "paint" (374 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (75)
Noun(24 words)
pigmentadornairbrushart and craftblackingblock of colorblushblusherbrushesbrushingcoatcoat with paintcoatingcolorcolor adjectivecolor alteration processcolor indicatorcolor naming termcolor qualitycolor stripes
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Verb(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
catalan painting today
Strong matches (112)
coloringcolorscompactcomplexioncopalcopalinecopycosmeticscovercrayoncrosshatchdabdandifydappledapple graydapple-graydash offdaubdead-colordeck
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deck outdecoratedeep-dyedelineatedepictdescribedesigndiagramdiamonddipdistemperdizendoll updoodledouble-dyedraftdrawdrawing paperdrawing pencildressdress updrierdrugstore complexiondundyedyestuffeaselelemiembellishemblazonembroiderenamelengildengraveenrichevokeexpressexterior painteye shadoweyebrow pencilfacefacingfast-dyefeatherfig outfigurefiligreefilmfix upfixativeflagflat coatflat washfloor enamelflounceflowerfoundationfoundation creamfrescofurfurbishgarlandgarnishgemgildgildinggiltgive words toglazeglossgracegraingraygreasepaintgreygrizzle
Noun(12 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (187)
groundgussy uphand creamhand lotionhatchhit offhueilluminateimbueingraininterior paintjapanjewellaclacquerlay figurelay on colorlimnlip rougelipstick
Show 135 more words
live it upmake merrymake whoopeemakeupmapmascaramaulstickmediummudpacknail polishnotateoil paintsoilsopaque colorornamentoutlinepaint a picturepaintbrushpainted ponypalettepalette knifepargetpastelpelliclepencilpicturepicturizepiebaldpigmentpigmentspintoplumeportraypowderpowder puffprankprank uppreenprettifyprimeprime coatprimerprimingprimpprimp upprinkprink upprintpuffradium paintredecorateredorefurbishregisterrenderrepresentrevelrevetmentribbonroanrougerubscaleschematizescratchscratchboardscumscumbleset forthset offset outshadeshadowshellacshowsiccativesketchsketchbooksketchpadskewbaldskinslop on paintsmartensmarten upsmearsorrelspanglespatulaspray gunspreadspruce upstainstencilstep outstipplestumpsurfacesymbolizetake a rubbingtalcumtalcum powdertemperathinnertincttinctiontincturetingetinseltinttitivatetonetracetrace outtrace overtransparent colortrick outtrick uptrimturpentineturpsundercoatundercoatingvanishing creamvanity casevarnishvehicleveneerwar paintwashwash coatwhitewashwhoop it upwreathewritezanzibar copal
Noun(22 words)
house paintillustratekeylayerlimemanicuresmore living colormost surface colorpastelsrougesprayingstainstencilingstripestripingsurface colorswall paintwatercolorwatercolor paintwatercolors
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Adjective(4 words)
individual artist paintingpatterned colorsolid fillwhite coating
Verb(6 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: pigment, adorn, adorn, air brush, airbrush.
- Sentence evidence is available for paint, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "paint".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "paint"
Keep "paint" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "paint" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "paint", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "paint" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
21 entriesShowing 16 of 21 words.
More specific
16 entriesacrylicacrylic paintbase coatblushdepicteyelinerillustratelatex paintlipstickoil paintportrayprimer coattopcoatundercoatwatercolorwatercolor paint
Collocations
12 entriesacrylic paintcoat with painthouse paintoil paintpaint a picturepaint bluepaint jobpaint the wallpaint with a brushpaintbrushwall paintwatercolor paint
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriesTranslations
135 translations across 93 languages.
Alabama
2 entries- iisastapasoilka noun (substance)
- istaposohka noun (substance)
Albanian
1 entries- bojë noun (substance)
Arabic
1 entries- دِهَان noun (substance)
Arbëresh
1 entries- shemëllnjënj noun (substance)
Armenian
1 entries- ներկ noun (substance)
Asturian
1 entries- pintura noun (substance)
Avar
1 entries- бил noun (substance)
Azerbaijani
2 entries- boya noun (substance)
- rəng noun (substance)
Bashkir
1 entries- буяу noun (substance)
Basque
1 entries- margo noun (substance)
Belarusian
3 entries- кра́ска noun (substance)
- фа́рба noun (substance)
- хва́рба noun (substance)
Bengali
1 entries- রং noun (substance)
Bulgarian
1 entries- боя́ noun (substance)
Burmese
1 entries- ဆေး noun (substance)
Catalan
1 entries- pintura noun (substance)
Central Kurdish
2 entries- بۆیە noun (substance)
- رەنگ noun (substance)
Chechen
1 entries- басар noun (substance)
Chinese Cantonese
2 entries- 油 noun (substance)
- 油漆 noun (substance)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 塗料 /涂料 noun (substance)
- 油漆 noun (substance)
Czech
1 entries- barva noun (substance)
Danish
2 entries- farve noun (substance)
- maling noun (substance)
Dutch
2 entries- tjet noun (substance)
- verf noun (substance)
Esperanto
1 entries- farbo noun (substance)
Estonian
1 entries- värv noun (substance)
Finnish
1 entries- maali noun (substance)
French
1 entries- peinture noun (substance)
Galician
1 entries- pintura noun (substance)
Georgian
1 entries- საღებავი noun (substance)
German
2 entries- Farbe noun (substance)
- Lack noun (substance)
Greek
2 entries- βαφή noun (substance)
- χρώμα noun (substance)
Haitian Creole
1 entries- penti noun (substance)
Hebrew
1 entries- צֶבַע noun (substance)
Hindi
2 entries- पेंट noun (substance)
- रंग noun (substance)
Hungarian
1 entries- festék noun (substance)
Iban
1 entries- chat noun (substance)
Icelandic
1 entries- málning noun (substance)
Ido
1 entries- farbo noun (substance)
Indonesian
1 entries- cat noun (substance)
Interlingua
1 entries- tinta noun (substance)
Iranian Persian
1 entries- رَنْگ noun (substance)
Italian
3 entries- colore noun (substance)
- pittura noun (substance)
- vernice noun (substance)
Japanese
3 entries- ペイント noun (substance)
- ペンキ noun (substance)
- 塗料 noun (substance)
Javanese
1 entries- cèt noun (substance)
Kazakh
1 entries- бояу noun (substance)
Khmer
2 entries- ថ្នាំ noun (substance)
- ថ្នាំលាប noun (substance)
Korean
2 entries- 도료 noun (substance)
- 페인트 noun (substance)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- боёк noun (substance)
Lao
1 entries- ສີ noun (substance)
Latin
1 entries- pigmentum noun (substance)
Latvian
1 entries- krāsa noun (substance)
Lithuanian
1 entries- dažai noun (substance)
Lower Tanana
1 entries- be'aɬ xwdedebeni noun (substance)
Macedonian
1 entries- боја noun (substance)
Malay
2 entries- cat noun (substance)
- چت noun (substance)
Maltese
2 entries- verniċ noun (substance)
- żebgħa noun (substance)
Mongolian
2 entries- будаг noun (substance)
- ᠪᠤᠳᠤᠭ noun (substance)
Māori
2 entries- pani noun (substance)
- peita noun (substance)
Neapolitan
2 entries- culóre noun (substance)
- pittùra noun (substance)
Northern Kurdish
2 entries- boyax noun (substance)
- sibox noun (substance)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- maling noun (substance)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- måling noun (substance)
Occitan
1 entries- pintura noun (substance)
Old English
1 entries- tēafor noun (substance)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- بویا noun (substance)
Pashto
1 entries- رنګ noun (substance)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Foaw noun (substance)
Polish
1 entries- farba noun (substance)
Portuguese
2 entries- pintura noun (substance)
- tinta noun (substance)
Romanian
2 entries- culoare noun (substance)
- vopsea noun (substance)
Romansch
3 entries- lac noun (substance)
- verneisch noun (substance)
- vernisch noun (substance)
Russian
1 entries- кра́ска noun (substance)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- peanta noun (substance)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- bòja noun (substance)
- fȃrba noun (substance)
- kraska noun (substance)
- бо̀ја noun (substance)
Slovak
2 entries- farba noun (substance)
- lak noun (substance)
Slovene
1 entries- barva noun (substance)
Southern Altai
1 entries- бойу noun (substance)
Spanish
1 entries- pintura noun (substance)
Swahili
1 entries- rangi noun (substance)
Swedish
2 entries- färg noun (substance)
- målarfärg noun (substance)
Tajik
1 entries- ранг noun (substance)
Tausug
1 entries- sat noun (substance)
Telugu
1 entries- రంగు noun (substance)
Thai
1 entries- สี noun (substance)
Tibetan
3 entries- ཚོན noun (substance)
- ཚོན་རྩི noun (substance)
- ཚོས noun (substance)
Turkish
1 entries- boya noun (substance)
Turkmen
1 entries- boýag noun (substance)
Ukrainian
2 entries- ба́рва noun (substance)
- фа́рба noun (substance)
Urdu
2 entries- رَن٘گ noun (substance)
- پینْٹ noun (substance)
Uyghur
2 entries- بوياق noun (substance)
- رەڭ noun (substance)
Uzbek
2 entries- boʻyoq noun (substance)
- rang noun (substance)
Vietnamese
1 entries- nước sơn noun (substance)
Welsh
2 entries- paent noun (substance)
- paentiau noun (substance)
Yiddish
1 entries- פֿאַרב noun (substance)
Sample sentences
36 total sentences available.
The landlord won't permit him to paint the door red.
Source: tatoeba (24096)
We should lay on a second coat of paint for better protection against the weather.
Source: tatoeba (26665)
The paint is peeling off the weather-beaten wall.
Source: tatoeba (26768)
Showing 4 of 36 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "paint"?
Closest matches include pigment, adorn, adorn, air brush, airbrush.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "paint"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.