Synonyms of glozed (over)

glozed (over)

verb

past tense of gloze (over)

1

as in glossed (over)

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 & Similar Words

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

2

as in ignored

to dismiss as of little importance

we're certainly willing to gloze over a couple of minor historical inaccuracies in an otherwise splendid movie

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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