painting - Similar and Opposite Words

What is another word for painting ?

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

Noun

the occupation of a house painter

Synonyms

• house painting
• painting

More generic

• craft
• trade

Related

• building
• construction

Noun

the act of applying paint to a surface

Synonyms

• painting

More generic

• application
• coating
• covering

More specific

• finger-painting
• spatter
• spattering
• splash
• splashing
• splattering
• spray painting

Noun

creating a picture with paints

Synonyms

• painting

More generic

• art
• artistic creation
• artistic production
• beaux arts
• fine arts

More specific

• distemper
• fresco
• impasto
• oil painting
• water-color
• water-colour
• watercolor
• watercolour

Noun

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

Synonyms

• painting
• picture

More generic

• graphic art

More specific

• abstraction
• cityscape
• daub
• distemper
• finger-painting
• icon
• ikon
• illumination
• landscape
• miniature
• monochrome
• mural
• nude
• nude painting
• oil painting
• pentimento
• sand painting
• seascape
• semi-abstraction
• still life
• tanka
• trompe l'oeil
• wall painting
• water-color
• water-colour
• watercolor
• watercolour
• waterscape

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