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Synonyms for gloss
glɒs, glɔsgloss
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
glossnoun
Synonyms:
polish, luster, misinterpretation, distortion, perversion, twist, plea, pretense, speciousnessAntonyms:
nebulousness, haze, literalness, truth, representation, interpretation, reality, verity, glow
Princeton's WordNet
gloss, rubricnoun
an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
Synonyms:
burnish, semblance, rubric, statute title, colour, title, glossiness, polish, color, glossaryglossary, glossnoun
an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field
Synonyms:
burnish, semblance, rubric, colour, glossiness, polish, color, glossarypolish, gloss, glossiness, burnishnoun
the property of being smooth and shiny
Synonyms:
burnish, culture, semblance, rubric, colour, glossiness, cultivation, polish, color, finish, refinement, glossarysemblance, gloss, color, colourverb
an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
"he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity"; "he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction"; "the situation soon took on a different color"
Synonyms:
coloring, colouring, illusion, coloring material, polish, glossary, people of colour, vividness, colour, colouring material, color, glossiness, semblance, likeness, coloration, colouration, rubric, burnish, people of colorglossverb
give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing
gloss, comment, annotateverb
provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases
"He annotated on what his teacher had written"
Synonyms:
comment, color, remark, footnote, colour, annotate, notice, point outglossverb
provide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase
color, colour, glossverb
give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
"color a lie"
Synonyms:
color in, comment, colorize, emblazon, annotate, color, colour, colorise, discolor, tinge, colourise, colourize, discolour, colour in, distort
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
glossnoun
Synonyms:
comment, note, explanation, interpretation, scholium, annotation, commentaryglossnoun
Synonyms:
pretext, pretence, specious pleaglossnoun
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lustre, polish, shining surfaceglossverb
Synonyms:
comment, make notes, make explanatory remarksglossverb
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varnish, make lustrousglossverb
Synonyms:
extenuate, palliate, color, apologize for, gloss over
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
glossnoun
Synonyms:
luster, polish, sheen, glaze, enamel, show, pretense, commentary, note, annotation, comment, postilglossverb
Synonyms:
annotate, comment, illustrate, glaze, polish, palliate, extenuate, gloss over
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "gloss":
brilliant, glossy, brightness, bright, satin, chandelier, lustre, high-gloss, shining, shiny, varnish, luster
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#696 | color | |
#1172 | culture | |
#2674 | finish | |
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#3254 | glossary | |
#3757 | bright | |
#4835 | polish | |
#6035 | brilliant | |
#7835 | twist | |
#8334 | satin | |
#8919 | remark | |
#10309 | distortion | |
#11898 | brightness | |
#11951 | footnote | |
#12379 | shining | |
#12550 | coloring | |
#12702 | plea | |
#12764 | gloss | |
#13078 | illusion | |
#13343 | shiny | |
#13717 | glossy | |
#14034 | annotate | |
#15377 | cultivation | |
#16448 | refinement | |
#19852 | chandelier | |
#28853 | likeness | |
#29963 | rubric | |
#30040 | colouring | |
#30718 | luster | |
#31047 | varnish | |
#32665 | distort | |
#33787 | lustre | |
#47223 | perversion | |
#47547 | semblance | |
#48205 | pretense | |
#49766 | coloration | |
#61152 | misinterpretation | |
#62776 | tinge | |
#94721 | discolor | |
#99671 | colorize | |
#123426 | vividness | |
#145914 | colouration | |
#146347 | burnish | |
#264718 | emblazon | |
#289695 | discolour |
How to use gloss in a sentence?
They just sort of gloss over things to make it seem as if everybody is this wonderful, altruistic person.
I’ve been very transparent about the fact that I was fired in a boardroom brawl at Hewlett-Packard, it’s not unfair at all to question that. What’s unfair is when people gloss over the facts.
We feel fortunate that The Atlantic decided to work with us, and we are grateful that the piece has gone through The Atlantic's thoughtful editorial process, which included another rigorous fact-check and robust legal vetting, singer's response to The Atlantic story wrongfully used' homophobia' to deflect from sexual assault allegations and GLAAD urges the media and the industry at large to not gloss over the fact that survivors of sexual assault should be put first.
All of us want a safe community, so we should be smart enough how we can provide that safety without intentionally or unintentionally targeting a particular group of Americans, and what is so, really, troubling, is that if you compare statistics between white men and African American men, if they are stopped, if they are arrested, if they are charged, if they are convicted, if they are sentenced, there are clear undeniable racial disparities. I think we have to admit this. We shouldn't try to gloss it over or it would go away.
Read not books alone, but men, and amongst them chiefly thyself. If thou find anything questionable there, use the commentary of a severe friend rather than the gloss of a sweet lipped flatterer; there is more profit in a distasteful truth than in deceitful sweetness.
Translations for gloss
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- لمعانArabic
- pozlátko, leskCzech
- Randbemerkung, polieren, Glosse, Erläuterung, GlanzGerman
- glosaSpanish
- براقPersian
- selittää, kiillottaa, pintakiilto, selitys, kiiltoFinnish
- gloseFrench
- gluaisIrish
- lìomhScottish Gaelic
- glossaItalian
- בָּרָקHebrew
- შენიშვნა, განმარტებაGeorgian
- 광택Korean
- gloseNorwegian
- brilhar, glosaPortuguese
- лосниться, глянец, блеск, наводить лоск, наводить глянец, лоскRussian
- glossa, randanmärkningSwedish
- şerh, parlaklık, gösterişTurkish
- 光澤度Chinese
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