Synonyms of buffed

buffed 1 of 2

adjective

as in polished

having a shiny surface or finish

a beautiful, buffed antique table

Synonyms & Similar Words

• polished
• glossy
• glistening
• sleek
• rubbed
• satin
• burnished
• gleaming
• lustrous
• brushed
• satiny
• shining
• glittering
• silky
• reflective
• glazed
• varnished
• lacquered
• slick
• semigloss
• slippery
• glassy
• silken
• shellacked
• semilustrous
• eggshell

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• flat
• dull
• dim
• mat
• lusterless
• matte
• lackluster
• matt
• unvarnished

• flat
• dull
• dim
• mat
• lusterless
• matte
• lackluster
• matt
• unvarnished

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buffed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of buff

1

as in rubbed

to make smooth by friction

she learned to buff semiprecious stones in order to make her own jewelry

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rubbed
• polished
• sanded
• filed
• scraped
• honed
• ground
• smoothed
• sharpened
• rasped
• shined
• sandblasted
• planed
• burnished
• glossed
• scoured
• shone
• edged
• dressed
• whetted
• stropped
• reground

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• roughened
• scuffed
• roughed (up)
• coarsened

• roughened
• scuffed
• roughed (up)
• coarsened

2

as in smoothed

to make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure

the janitor buffed the lobby floor until it shone

Synonyms & Similar Words

• polished
• rubbed
• smoothed
• shined
• coated
• scrubbed
• burnished
• glossed
• shone
• scraped
• dressed
• ground
• sanded
• finished
• furbished
• smoothened
• bobbed
• glazed
• slicked
• varnished
• faced
• brightened
• filed
• sleeked
• lacquered
• sandblasted
• veneered
• sandpapered
• boned
• scoured
• japanned
• lapped
• rasped

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• roughened
• ruffled
• scuffed (up)
• roughed (up)

• roughened
• ruffled
• scuffed (up)
• roughed (up)