Synonyms for coating
Most common
application covering finish finishing lamina lamella encrustation
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Covering
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
A thin outer layer.
They painted on a coating to protect it from the weather.
- n. 2
A telling-off; a reprimand.
Forms
- Plural
- coatings → coverings, applications, finishes, finishings…
Example sentences
- application Fill in this application form and send it at once.
- covering You can stop covering your ears now. The TV is off.
- finish We'll finish the work even if it takes us all day.
- finishing Tom added a few finishing touches to the painting.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| coating | falling | |
| application | steady | |
| covering | falling | |
| finish | rising | |
| finishing | steady | |
| lamina | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- sheet1
- 6 letters
- finish2, lamina3
- 7 letters
- lamella
- 8 letters
- covering3
- 9 letters
- finishing3
- 11 letters
- application4
- 12 letters
- encrustation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (finish2 = 2 syllables).