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painting has 2 distinct synonyms spread across 2 of its 4 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. WordNet records no antonym for it — antonymy is a relation between word forms rather than concepts, so it is deliberately sparse.
Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.
graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
“a small painting by Picasso”
Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for painting come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.
creating a picture with paints
“he studied painting and sculpture for many years”
the act of applying paint to a surface
“you can finish the job of painting faster with a roller than with a brush”
the occupation of a house painter
“house painting was the only craft he knew”