Synonyms of glosses (over)

glosses (over)

verb

present tense third-person singular of gloss (over)

1

as in justifies

to make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses

I don't want to gloss over her misbehavior, but keep in mind that she's been under a lot of stress lately

Synonyms & Similar Words

• justifies
• explains
• excuses
• glozes (over)
• explains away
• deodorizes
• extenuates
• accounts (for)
• palliates
• whitewashes
• plays down
• minimizes
• confesses
• apologizes
• varnishes
• atones
• rationalizes
• alleviates
• softens
• mitigates
• moderates
• sugarcoats
• lightens
• tempers
• exonerates
• exculpates
• lessens
• eases
• absolves
• vindicates
• soft-pedals
• acquits
• clears

2

as in ignores

to dismiss as of little importance

this biographer tends to gloss over his subject's many character flaws

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ignores
• forgives
• overlooks
• explains
• passes over
• justifies
• brushes (aside or off)
• papers over
• shrugs off
• pardons
• glozes (over)
• winks (at)
• blinks (at)
• excuses
• disregards
• discounts
• forgives and forgets
• condones
• remits
• whitewashes
• overpasses
• closes one's eyes to
• rationalizes
• waves (aside or off)
• exculpates
• exonerates
• vindicates
• absolves
• waives
• acquits
• clears

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• objects (to)
• minds
• notes
• marks
• heeds