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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Students who are absent due to flooding or weather conditions will be excused, and bus riders should expect delays.

— Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026
But my mother’s brother conveniently excused himself to the bathroom, while my aunt and other uncle turned to talk to each other.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of excused

Verb

As i4cp research analyst Katheryn Brekken explained, employees who know they’re being monitored may resort to performative behaviors, such as jiggling their mouse to appear active, rather than focusing on meaningful work.

— Adithyan RK, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Wade explained his initial defense of the statue in an essay posted to his Substack on Friday.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of explained

Verb

And be sure to wrap up warm and allow 20-30 minutes for your eyes to adapt to the dark — a vital and often overlooked step for anyone hoping to catch even the faintest of meteors.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2026
The director long believed his contributions to cinema, including the political subtexts of his film were overlooked.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of overlooked

Verb

Other than that, there weren’t any wins or losses that justified movement from around the area.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2026
For student Lucas Petit, who identifies with the far left, the debate goes beyond whether violence is justified.

— Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of justified

Verb

The snowpack supplies roughly 30% of California’s freshwater, and air masses tied to the storms had largely passed over Fresno and Madera counties, pointing to the Central Valley as a possible source.

— The Sacramento Bee staff, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Every songwriter has a trunk, and the trunk is full of songs that got tossed out of the show or were passed over when they were submitted or may have just not been finished.

— Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of passed over

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

Verb

Boutique brand Katikies has brought the success of its sister hotel in Oia, Santorini, to Mykonos, with a spacious, whitewashed sanctuary on the island’s southwest coast.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
The one-bedroom space is minimal, deliberately quiet, and whitewashed.

— Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of whitewashed

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