GILD Synonyms: 136 Similar and Opposite Words

gild

verb

Definition of gild

as in to varnish

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as in to paint

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Recent Examples of gild A lot of the frames are gold gilded, which are incredibly beautiful and historical. — Stephanie Shih june 17, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026 Above the altar the names of the three documents had been chiseled into a large gray marble panel and then gilded. — Literary Hub, 13 May 2026 The Moreno brothers, who grew up in Puebla, Mexico, did not invent birria or its deployment on tortillas gilded in beef fat. — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026 Or, just gild the lily here and go for the surf and turf. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for gild

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Although pest control companies offer lethal solutions such as carpenter bee traps or chemical treatments, the best way to keep carpenter bees from bugging you is using stained, sealed, varnished or treated wood in building projects.

— Sarah Linn April 24, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Bringing a top-tier women’s sports event to the country and having its citizens watch women compete represented an opportunity to varnish its human-rights record, which has been criticized by several organizations regarding its treatment of women.

— Ava Wallace, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026

Definition of varnish

Verb

The coffin is painted bright green and black, to represent the logo colors for the haunted house.

— Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
Newsom’s critics have long tried to paint the governor as lax on crime as concerns about homelessness and petty crime reached a fever pitch during the pandemic as videos of public smash-and-grabs in cities like San Francisco went viral.

— Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of paint

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Boutique brand Katikies has brought the success of its sister hotel in Oia, Santorini, to Mykonos, with a spacious, whitewashed sanctuary on the island’s southwest coast.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
To freshmen from then to now, whitewashing the rock(s) before the season has tended to create a sense of belonging and ownership.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of whitewash

Verb

Related Articles Jenner joined her daughter in an equally dramatic look, sporting a black and white velvet hooded cape with two scorpions embroidered across the chest.

— Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2026
Wearing our matching navy-blue pajamas with our names embroidered over the SeaDream logo, my son and I tucked into our savory, satisfying midnight snack.

— Amanda Eyre Ward, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of embroider

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In the bathroom, there are shuttered windows wreathed with Como silk and a luscious roll-top bath.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
On a hill wreathed in mist above the dark sea that runs between New Zealand’s North and South Islands, Ward and others crossed rugged farmland late on Tuesday night, carrying seven crates in silence by dim red torchlight.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026

Definition of wreathe

Verb

The Bucs have so far smothered the Panthers' offense and evidence of that was Al-Quadin Muhammad's strip-sack of Carolina quarterback Bryce Young.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
But crisp tortilla layers arrived smothered with vegan cheddar and fresh, vine-ripe tomatoes.

— Amanda Eyre Ward, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of smother

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Researchers from the Center for the Study of Organized Hate report a sharp increase in anti-South Asian sentiment on X and fringe social platforms since 2025.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026
Onshore, a Pinterest-worthy scene awaits with a calico tent fringed with palm leaves, colourful beanbags, a stack of novels, and a small campfire.

— Claire Turrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026

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