Synonyms of glosses

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noun

plural of gloss

as in facades

a deceptively attractive external appearance

used a computer to give her astrological predictions the gloss of real science

Synonyms & Similar Words

• facades
• façades
• veneers
• tinsels
• fig leaves
• window dressings
• fluffs
• poses
• charades
• cotton candies
• semblances
• masquerades
• fronts
• fig leafs
• shows
• guises

glosses

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verb

present tense third-person singular of gloss

as in polishes

to make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure

the action of the water will serve to gloss the seal's coat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• polishes
• rubs
• smoothes
• smooths
• shines
• coats
• dresses
• scrubs
• burnishes
• buffs
• scrapes
• furbishes
• grinds
• glazes
• smoothens
• varnishes
• lacquers
• finishes
• sands
• slicks
• faces
• bobs
• files
• sleeks
• veneers
• brightens
• bones
• scours
• sandpapers
• japans
• sandblasts
• rasps
• laps

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ruffles
• roughens
• roughs (up)
• scuffs (up)