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polishes

verb , present tense third-person singular of polish

Synonyms and Antonyms of polishes

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

you'll need to polish your shoes with a clean rag before the performance

Synonyms of polishes

buffs, burnishes, dresses, furbishes, glosses, grinds, rubs, shines, smoothens, smooths (also smoothes)

Words Related to polishes

coats, glazes, japans, lacquers, varnishes

faces, finishes, veneers

files, rasps, sandblasts, sandpapers, sands, scours, scrapes, scrubs

bobs, bones, laps

Near Antonyms of polishes

roughens, roughs (up), ruffles, scuffs (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 polishes

completes, consummates, finalizes, finishes, perfects

Words Related to polishes

follows through (with), sticks out

accomplishes, achieves, effects

carries out, carries through, discharges, does, executes, fulfills (or fulfils), performs

ameliorates, amends, betters, enhances, enriches, improves, meliorates

machines, refines, rounds (off or out), shines, touches up

Phrases Synonymous with polishes

Near Antonyms of polishes

abandons, deserts, discontinues, drops, forsakes, quits

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