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fresco

[fres-koh] / ˈfrɛs koʊ /
VERB
color
Synonyms
STRONGEST
darken dye embellish enliven illuminate infuse paint stain tint wash
STRONG
adorn blacken bloom blush burn chalk crayon crimson daub emblazon enamel flush gild glaze gloss imbue lacquer pigment redden rouge stipple suffuse tinge tone variegate
WEAK
pinken
Antonyms
STRONG
discolor fade lighten pale whiten
VERB
paint
Synonyms
STRONGEST
brush coat cover daub decorate depict design draw dye portray sketch tint wash
STRONG
color compose delineate draft figure limn ornament outline picture represent shade slather stipple swab
WEAK
catch a likeness cover up gloss over put on coats slap on touch up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
reveal uncover whiten
WEAK
strip

Example Sentences

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One of the leader’s admirers, a restorer working on a fresco at Rome’s Basilica of San Lorenzo in Lucina, etched her likeness onto the face of an angel holding up a map of Italy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Go the Capitol rotunda and look up at the dome, where Constantino Brumidi’s fresco The Apotheosis of Washington, painted during the Civil War, shows Washington in heaven, flanked by goddesses.

From Slate • Feb. 16, 2026

The face of an angel on a restored church fresco in Rome that sparked outrage because of its likeness to Italy's prime minister, has been crudely scrubbed out by the artist who painted it.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

"Well, it really was Meloni but in the same style of the fresco that was there before," he told La Repubblica.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

I miss the hot sun and sweating all day and the beach and eating cold fresco with my friends and long walks up and down hills and Cola Lakay and deep-fried beef patties.

From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi