Synonyms of glozes (over)

glozes (over)

verb

present tense third-person singular of gloze (over)

1

as in glosses (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

• glosses (over)
• justifies
• explains
• excuses
• explains away
• extenuates
• deodorizes
• palliates
• accounts (for)
• whitewashes
• minimizes
• confesses
• plays down
• apologizes
• varnishes
• atones
• rationalizes
• softens
• moderates
• alleviates
• lightens
• mitigates
• sugarcoats
• eases
• lessens
• exonerates
• tempers
• exculpates
• absolves
• vindicates
• acquits
• soft-pedals
• clears

2

as in ignores

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

• ignores
• overlooks
• forgives
• glosses (over)
• explains
• justifies
• passes over
• pardons
• shrugs off
• brushes (aside or off)
• papers over
• winks (at)
• excuses
• blinks (at)
• disregards
• discounts
• forgives and forgets
• condones
• remits
• whitewashes
• closes one's eyes to
• overpasses
• rationalizes
• waves (aside or off)
• exculpates
• exonerates
• absolves
• vindicates
• waives
• acquits
• clears

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• objects (to)
• notes
• minds
• marks
• heeds