GLOSSING (OVER) Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

glossing (over)

verb

present participle of gloss (over)

as in explaining away

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 ignoring

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

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Verb

There was no explaining away a mistake like that.

— Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 15 May 2026
Offscreen, some fans accuse Wyle of explaining away or downplaying his fictional character’s cruelty, and of a constellation of other sins, including envy of his fellow actors’ credentials.

— Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026

Definition of explaining away

Verb

The aftermath of the fire has been litigious, with tenants accusing companies of not maintaining safety systems, ignoring complaints about fireworks and failing to secure the property after the fire.

— Cassidy Alexander, AJC.com, 24 July 2026
The market up until now has been looking through or flat out ignoring the inevitable supply shock if the status quo persists, our base case expectation.

— Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 23 July 2026

Definition of ignoring

Verb

Part of that is the team’s fault, as Boone and Cashman have spent much of his career staunchly defending and excusing the former first-round pick’s poor play.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 July 2026
The royal mom also asked to see a poem that Ejran wrote, before excusing herself to continue her tour.

— Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026

Definition of excusing

Verb

Occupying the landmark Carbide and Carbon Building, Chateau Carbide extends the hotel’s Art Deco character to an open-air rooftop overlooking Michigan Avenue and the historic Loop.

— Taryn White, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Lynn, Mass About a half-hour from downtown Boston, this renovated two-bedroom condo is in an 1893 classical revival building overlooking Nahant Bay.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 20 July 2026

Definition of overlooking

Verb

Try explaining to the average Chicago taxpayer that the city is reacquiring its meters but very little will change on the streets.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
John Buse of the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill took his place, explaining the situation to attendees in remarks critical of the ADA’s actions.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026

Definition of explaining

Verb

On the floor, that's usually triaging downtime alerts or chasing quality-hold paperwork—high-frequency, forgiving if the agent gets one wrong.

— Sanjay Brahmawar, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Chicken thighs are a flavorful, versatile, and forgiving protein that can elevate your weekly meals with ease.

— Riley Wofford, Martha Stewart, 19 July 2026

Definition of forgiving

Verb

Organizations that approach agentic AI this way build foundational capabilities that span dozens of workflows and shift the ROI conversation from justifying each agent individually to achieving compounding returns across the enterprise.

— Joe Locandro, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Another issue is the characterization of the country’s Citizenship by Investment Program, which the White House cited in justifying the travel restrictions.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026

Definition of justifying

Verb

With eclipses passing over the country three years in a row, Spain is well on its way to cementing its reputation as a premier astrotourism destination.

— Catherine Tansey, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 July 2026
The center of Super Typhoon Bavi, the equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane, was passing over Rota, an island of 2,000 people in the Northern Mariana Islands.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

Definition of passing over

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