Synonyms for varnish
ˈvɑr nɪʃvar·nish

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1. varnish

   Synonyms:
   glaze, gloss, disguise, palliate, embellish, sophisticate, furbish

   Antonyms:
   simplify, divest, disembellish, disencumber

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1. varnishverb

   a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface

2. varnish, sealverb

   cover with varnish

   Synonyms:
   seal, seal off

Matched Categories

1. • Coat

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1. varnishnoun

   Synonyms:
   lacquer

2. varnishverb

   Synonyms:
   lacquer, japan

3. varnishverb

   Synonyms:
   polish, adorn, decorate, garnish, gild

4. varnishverb

   Synonyms:
   palliate, gloss, extenuate, excuse

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1. varnishnoun

   Synonyms:
   lacquer, gloss, palliation, extenuation

2. varnishverb

   Synonyms:
   lacquer, japan, enamel, glaze, gloss over, palliate, extenuate

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1. List of paraphrases for "varnish":

   veneer, polishing, glaze, gloss

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How to use varnish in a sentence?

1. Helen Strudwick:

   The fingerprints were left by craftsmen who made a mistake and touched it before the varnish dried, the discovery was made in 2005, but has not been publicized so far.

2. Anders Fogh Rasmussen:

   I am very much aware, almost painfully aware, about what you call my credibility, that my varnish is scratched. And no one is more sorry about it than myself.

3. National Gallery:

   The painting was removed from the wall to be examined by our conservation team, ‘The Hay Wain’ suffered minor damage to its frame and there was also some disruption to the surface of the varnish on the painting — both of which have now been successfully dealt with.