/ Thesaurus / P Synonyms of painted terrapin Find synonyms for: Noun1. painted turtle, painted terrapin, painted tortoise, Chrysemys picta, turtleusage: freshwater turtles having bright yellow and red markings; common in the eastern United StatesWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: opulent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language