RETOUCH Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

retouch

verb

Definition of retouch

as in to polish

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Recent Examples of retouch The outside is decorated, too — pay special attention to the wooden cutouts out there, which Erv originally made and a staffer retouched this year. — Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 2 Dec. 2025 The video includes a scene of a conservator diligently retouching a paper that has been stained by water damage, an apt metaphor for the ongoing physical (and ideological) labor required to maintain the immutability of these interiors. — Tom McDonough, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2025 Design company Canva recently launched its own AI headshot feature, with the goal of offering users a quick way to create realistic headshots and still be able to retouch or restyle them. — Krysta Escobar, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025 To top things off, the car has been finished in a gorgeous coat of British Racing Green, had its chrome trim retouched, and equipped with an electronic rear bike rack. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for retouch

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Italian Wedding Soup Speaking of proposals, this classic soup is polished enough to serve at a wedding, but homey enough for a weeknight.

— Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2026
Running a raw, unedited Q&A shows the reality of the technology without a corporate PR team polishing the rough edges or hiding the structural failures.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of polish

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The startup has become perhaps the leading platform for building, sharing and running AI models, particularly in the open source and weight ecosystem — which means developers can edit and self-host a model.

— Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026
But this interview only required light editing for brevity and clarity.

— Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of edit

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Bars of steel are fused together like a sandwich, heat-treated and tempered for durability and sharpness, and then ground down, polished, etched, and honed.

— Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
And Forest’s new signing believes their sibling rivalry helped both of them hone a tough mentality.

— Paul Taylor, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of hone

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This reality, intensified by persistent inflation, is why the 60/30/10 budgeting method has been rising in popularity.

— Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 7 Sep. 2026
The agriculture ministry said the cause of the decline in production was in part due to extreme summer heat waves and intensifying drought across the country that caused sunburn, berry shriveling, and foliage shedding.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of intensify

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Election officials contend there isn’t enough time to revise their systems to comply with the new Postal Service directives.

— Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
Election officials contend that there isn’t enough time to revise their systems to comply with the new Postal Service directives.

— Lindsay Whitehurst, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of revise

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Leeds, their defence reinforced by the arrival of Tarik Muharemovic, look like a tough nut to crack.

— Oliver Kay, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Unlike ceramides, which reinforce the moisture barrier, or hyaluronic acid, which mainly hydrates at the surface, urea can moisturize and, at higher strengths, exfoliate dead skin cells.

— Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of reinforce

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Comcast and Charter have reworked pricing strategies and leaned on their growing mobile businesses as methods to retain, and potentially gain, more broadband customers in recent years.

— CJ Haddad,Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
The assortment has been reworked, albeit gently, to return to its roots.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

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