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polish

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of polish

1 a high level of taste and enlightenment as a result of extensive intellectual training and exposure to the arts

  • acquired a great deal of polish during his year abroad
Synonyms of polish

accomplishment, civilization, couth, cultivation, culture, refinement
Words Related to polish

education, erudition, intellectualism, intellectuality, knowledge, learning, literacy, scholarship

cosmopolitanism, sophistication, urbanity

breeding, genteelness, gentility, manners

class, elegance, grace, taste

civility, courteousness, courtesy, politeness
Near Antonyms of polish

ignorance, illiteracy

parochialism, provincialism, rusticity, unsophistication

boorishness, churlishness, clownishness, coarseness, crudeness, vulgarity
Antonyms of polish

barbarianism, barbarism, philistinism

2 brightness created by light reflected from a surface

  • buffed the silver plate to a high polish
Synonyms of polish

burnish, gloss, luminance, luster (or lustre), sheen, shine
Words Related to polish

glare, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glow, shimmer

blink, flicker, sparkle, twinkle

illumination, irradiation

iridescence, luminescence

brilliance, luminosity, radiance, radiancy, refulgence

finish, glaze
Near Antonyms of polish

dimness, dinginess, dirtiness, drabness, dullness (also dulness), flatness

grayness, paleness

cloudiness, gloom, murkiness, obscureness, obscurity, somberness

polish

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of polish

1 to make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure

  • youʼll need to polish your shoes with a clean rag before the performance
Synonyms of polish

buff, burnish, dress, furbish, gloss, grind, rub, shine, smooth, smoothen
Words Related to polish

sleek, slick

coat, glaze, japan, lacquer, varnish

face, finish, veneer

brighten

file, rasp, sand, sandblast, sandpaper, scour, scrape, scrub

bob, bone, lap
Near Antonyms of polish

rough (up), roughen, ruffle, scuff (up)

2 to bring (something) to a state where nothing remains to be done

  • once you polish the article a bit, it'll be ready to submit
Synonyms of polish

complete, consummate, finalize, finish, perfect
Words Related to polish

follow through (with), stick out

accomplish, achieve, effect

carry out, carry through, discharge, do, execute, fulfill (or fulfil), perform

ameliorate, amend, better, enhance, enrich, improve, meliorate

machine, refine, round (off or out), shine, touch up
Phrases Synonymous with polish

get through
Near Antonyms of polish

abandon, desert, discontinue, drop, forsake, quit

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