GLOSSED (OVER) Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

glossed (over)

verb

past tense of gloss (over)

as in excused

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

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as in ignored

to dismiss as of little importance this biographer tends to gloss over his subject's many character flaws

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Yet Messi himself had been silent until now, after flying to his hometown Rosario in Argentina to attend Jorge’s funeral after he was excused by his current club Inter Miami.

— Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Patrick, who is divorced from Lindsay Clancy and has since remarried, was on the stand to start the day but was excused after emotional direct questioning about the day his children were killed.

— Matt Schooley, CBS News, 29 July 2026

Definition of excused

Verb

However its advice was ignored, journalist Ralph Vartabedian revealed in a 2022 article for the New York Times.

— Dan Walters, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
Dershowitz has said the rift continued after that encounter, telling The Atlantic that David no longer speaks to him and has ignored him during subsequent encounters.

— Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of ignored

Verb

But in a conversation with The Athletic, Bass explained that missing the entire 2025 season and undergoing sports hernia surgery taught him to value the entire NFL kicking experience, even the misses that come with such a high-pressure job.

— Tim Graham, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
However, Lai explained that the launcher could, in theory, deliver explosive payloads designed to detonate near a target.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of explained

Verb

Brian O'Donnell of Campaign for Nature stresses that economies fundamentally depend on nature for essential services like food and water, a reliance often overlooked by financial models.

— Jamie Hailstone, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
With that in mind, this is the first in an occasional series of items looking at Dodgers that often get overlooked.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of overlooked

Verb

Tokayev, who has sought to maintain a delicate balance between Moscow and the West since sanctions were imposed on Russia over the war in Ukraine, has justified the changes by citing the need for rapid decision-making in a fast-changing world.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Carrick is justified in minding against an overreaction — and United won the next game after both of their defeats under him last season — but his team will need to be so much better for the visit of Ipswich Town.

— Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of justified

Verb

There are other options, but regardless of what’s on the table for the future, burnout deserves to be taken seriously rather than explained away out of pride, guilt, or habit.

— Scott Hanson, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Certainly, there are swing issues that can’t be explained away by a good week at Triple-A.

— John Shipley, Twin Cities, 29 May 2026

Definition of explained away

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