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gloss (over)

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of gloss (over)

1 to make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses

I don't want to gloss over her misbehavior, but keep in mind that she's been under a lot of stress lately

Synonyms of gloss (over)

deodorize, excuse, explain away, extenuate, gloze (over), palliate, whitewash

Words Related to gloss (over)

sugarcoat, varnish

apologize, atone, confess

account (for), explain, justify, rationalize

minimize, play down, soft-pedal

alleviate, ease, lessen, lighten, mitigate, moderate, soften, temper

absolve, acquit, clear, exculpate, exonerate, vindicate

2 to dismiss as of little importance

this biographer tends to gloss over his subject's many character flaws

Synonyms of gloss (over)

blink (at), brush (aside or off), condone, discount, disregard, excuse, forgive, gloze (over), ignore, overlook, overpass, paper over, pardon, pass over, remit, shrug off, whitewash, wink (at)

Words Related to gloss (over)

explain, justify, rationalize

absolve, acquit, clear, exculpate, exonerate, vindicate

waive, wave (aside or off)

Phrases Synonymous with gloss (over)

close one's eyes to, forgive and forget

Near Antonyms of gloss (over)

heed, mark, mind, note, object (to)

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