Synonyms for polish
ˈpɒl ɪʃ

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. polish, gloss, glossiness, burnish(noun)

   the property of being smooth and shiny

   Synonyms:
   burnish, culture, semblance, rubric, colour, glossiness, cultivation, gloss, color, finish, refinement, glossary

2. polish, refinement, culture, cultivation, finish(noun)

   a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality

   "they performed with great polish"; "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"; "almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Joseph Conrad

   Synonyms:
   purification, goal, acculturation, refinement, shade, last, finish, culture, ending, coating, glossiness, cultivation, nuance, nicety, destination, civilization, finis, finishing, refining, stopping point, civilisation, elaboration, subtlety, close, gloss, conclusion, burnish, finale

3. polish(noun)

   a preparation used in polishing

   Synonyms:
   gloss, refinement, culture, glossiness, finish, burnish, cultivation

4. Polish(adj)

   the Slavic language of Poland

   Synonyms:
   gloss, refinement, culture, glossiness, finish, burnish, cultivation

5. Polish(verb)

   of or relating to Poland or its people or culture

   "Polish sausage"

6. polish, smooth, smoothen, shine(verb)

   make (a surface) shine

   "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes"

   Synonyms:
   smooth, shine, polish up, smoothen, strike, reflect, glow, gleam, down, beam, fine-tune, glitter, brush up, refine, radiate, glint, fall, glisten, smooth out, round, round off

7. polish, refine, fine-tune, down(verb)

   improve or perfect by pruning or polishing

   "refine one's style of writing"

   Synonyms:
   land, push down, pull down, polish up, round off, down, go through, elaborate, belt down, rarify, drink down, round, shoot down, cut down, complicate, kill, toss off, smoothen, calibrate, bolt down, rectify, shine, brush up, graduate, tweak, pour down, smooth, pop, devour, fine-tune, knock down, consume, refine

8. polish, round, round off, polish up, brush up(verb)

   bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state

   "polish your social manners"

   Synonyms:
   refresh, smooth, shine, polish up, round out, smoothen, snipe, lash out, assail, fill out, down, fine-tune, assault, labialise, brush up, attack, labialize, refine, round down, flesh out, review, round, round off

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. polish(noun)

   The language spoken in Poland.

   He polished up the chrome until it gleamed.

   Synonyms:
   wax

2. polish(noun)

   To apply shoe polish to shoes.

   The lecturer showed a lot of polish at his last talk.

   Synonyms:
   refinement, panache, elegance, style, class, perfect, refine, hone

3. polish(verb)

   Synonyms:
   sheen, smoothness, shininess, finish, shine

4. polish(verb)

   Synonyms:
   shine, bone, smooth

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. polish

   Synonyms:
   burnish, furbish, levigate, brighten, refine, make glossy

   Antonyms:
   abrade, scratch

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. polish(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   burnish, furbish, rub up, brighten, make glossy

2. polish(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   refine, civilize

3. polish(n.)

   Synonyms:
   lustre, brightness, brilliance, brilliancy, splendor

4. polish(n.)

   Synonyms:
   grace, refinement, accomplishment, elegance

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. polish(n)

   Synonyms:
   gloss, luster, sheen, glaze, glazing, courtliness, refinement

2. polish(v)

   Synonyms:
   burnish, furbish

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. List of paraphrases:

   poland, zloty, polska, polacco, polaco, polskie, polskiego, lengyel, polskiej, pole, polski, pools, polack

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How to use polish in a sentence?

1. Stanislaw Obirek:

   Some Polish bishops actually are afraid of what Pope Francis will preach during the World Youth Day in Poland.

2. Witold Waszczykowski:

   We will sue Russia in arbitration tribunals over withholding Polish property ... so that we get Russia convicted and ordered to give us back the property.

3. Bartosz Kownacki:

   I can't say that the final assessment of the ... negotiations will be negative, but considering how big the differences are, it is very likely that an agreement will not be reached, we are not allergic to the French, but to not utilising the capacity of the Polish (defence) industry.

4. Tomasz Kubiak:

   General Leszek Suski( Polish fire brigades chief commander) has issued a decision that from tomorrow all escape rooms, game centers and clubs will undergo fire safety inspections with special attention paid to evacuation plans, escape routes in these type of locations, there should be a moderator in each location able to unlock the rooms and let people out. We will check this and it will be strictly controlled.

5. Olga Tokarczuk:

   The prize goes to eastern Europe, which is unusual, incredible. For me as a Polish, it shows that despite all those problems with democracy in my country we still have something to say to the world, ...I would like to tell my friends, people in Poland, let's vote in a right way for democracy.

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