Synonyms for polish
ˈpɒl ɪʃpol·ish

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1. polishnoun

   Of, from or native to Poland, or relating to the Polish language.

   He polished up the chrome until it gleamed.

   Synonyms:
   wax

2. polishnoun

   To apply shoe polish to shoes.

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

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

3. polishverb

   Synonyms:
   smoothness, shine, finish, shininess, sheen

4. polishverb

   Synonyms:
   shine, bone, smooth

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1. polish

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

   Antonyms:
   abrade, scratch

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1. polish, gloss, glossiness, burnishnoun

   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, finishnoun

   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. polishnoun

   a preparation used in polishing

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

4. Polishadjective

   the Slavic language of Poland

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

5. Polishverb

   of or relating to Poland or its people or culture

   "Polish sausage"

6. polish, smooth, smoothen, shineverb

   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, downverb

   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 upverb

   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

Matched Categories

1. • Formulation
   • Shine
   • Smoothness

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1. polishverb

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

2. polishverb

   Synonyms:
   refine, civilize

3. polishnoun

   Synonyms:
   lustre, brightness, brilliance, brilliancy, splendor

4. polishnoun

   Synonyms:
   grace, refinement, accomplishment, elegance

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1. polishnoun

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

2. polishverb

   Synonyms:
   burnish, furbish

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1. List of paraphrases for "polish":

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

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1. Alfred E. Newman:

   We are living in a world today where lemonade is made from artificial flavors and furniture polish is made from real lemons...

2. Gunther Oettinger:

   Just like the Polish government has its prerogatives and duties, so do we, our duties come from treaties, including the duty to safeguard the rule of law in EU states.

3. Malak Hassan:

   We were shocked ... Israel is trying to polish its image by hosting this race, the UAE and Bahrain know a lot about our cause and there was no need for us to explain to them why they shouldn't take part.

4. Christopher Beck:

   I would put nail polish on. I could have, you know, a pair of my sister's shoes on, it was like a reset, it was like a vacation for me. So I had my vacation away from Chris.

5. Neckermann Polska:

   The Polish unit, despite its stable financial condition, cannot operate independently without its mother company, the problems of our owner on the British and German markets are the cause of the liquidation of operating activities in many global markets, including Poland.