Synonyms of retouch

retouch

verb

as in to polish

Related Words

• polish
• fine
• edit
• hone
• intensify
• revise
• reinforce
• rework
• touch up
• rectify
• fortify
• improve
• rehabilitate
• refine
• fine-tune
• refurbish
• strengthen
• remedy
• revamp
• beef (up)
• correct
• upgrade
• remediate
• ameliorate
• redraft
• amend
• better
• boost
• enhance
• perfect
• rehab
• reform
• enrich
• emend
• help
• meliorate

Dissimilar Words

• worsen
• damage
• hurt
• harm
• impair
• injure
• tarnish
• spoil
• vitiate
• reduce
• flaw
• disfigure
• deface
• mar
• diminish
• blight
• blemish
• lessen
• endamage
• lower

Example Sentences

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The outside is decorated, too — pay special attention to the wooden cutouts out there, which Erv originally made and a staffer retouched this year.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