Synonyms of glossed (over)

glossed (over)

verb

past tense of gloss (over)

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• excused
• explained
• justified
• explained away
• glozed (over)
• whitewashed
• deodorized
• accounted (for)
• extenuated
• palliated
• played down
• confessed
• minimized
• varnished
• apologized
• rationalized
• atoned
• mitigated
• softened
• alleviated
• sugarcoated
• tempered
• lightened
• moderated
• acquitted
• lessened
• exonerated
• eased
• vindicated
• absolved
• soft-pedaled
• exculpated
• cleared

2

as in ignored

to dismiss as of little importance

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ignored
• overlooked
• explained
• passed over
• blinked (at)
• justified
• winked (at)
• pardoned
• brushed (aside or off)
• disregarded
• glozed (over)
• shrugged off
• excused
• discounted
• papered over
• forgave and forgot
• condoned
• closed one's eyes to
• whitewashed
• forgave
• remitted
• overpassed
• rationalized
• acquitted
• exonerated
• waived
• exculpated
• vindicated
• waved (aside or off)
• absolved
• cleared

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• objected (to)
• marked
• noted
• heeded
• minded

• objected (to)
• marked
• noted
• heeded
• minded