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gloze (over)

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of gloze (over)

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

  • he tried to gloze over his drinking problem by noting that he had never done drugs
Synonyms of gloze (over)

deodorize, excuse, explain away, extenuate, gloss (over), palliate, whitewash
Words Related to gloze (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

  • weʼre certainly willing to gloze over a couple of minor historical inaccuracies in an otherwise splendid movie
Synonyms of gloze (over)

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

explain, justify, rationalize

absolve, acquit, clear, exculpate, exonerate, vindicate

waive, wave (aside or off)
Phrases Synonymous with gloze (over)

close one's eyes to, forgive and forget
Near Antonyms of gloze (over)

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

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