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Gloss

//ɡlɒs//

Synonyms for "gloss" (428 found)

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Informal (60)

Adj, adv, name, noun, verb, slang(4 words)

light blind slick dab

Adj, adv, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

flat sleek

Adj, noun, verb, slang(6 words)

color trick simple slant gilt posing

Noun, verb, slang(15 words)

spread skin dip finish crib handle squeeze rub hide whitewash varnish trot masquerade translate shellac

Name, noun, verb, slang(11 words)

show twist note shade wash paint shine tar butter glaze japan

Noun, phrase, verb, slang(1 words)

face

Adj, adv, intj, noun, slang(1 words)

soft

Adj, intj, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

front

Adj, name, noun, verb, slang(8 words)

scratch key bluff buff mellow sham wax pony

Name, noun, pron, verb, slang(1 words)

tone

Adj, adv, intj, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

sweet

Adj, noun, slang(3 words)

delicate pearly creamy

Adj, intj, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

sad

Intj, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

humbug

Intj, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

fudge

Contraction, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

tint

Verb, slang(2 words)

lay on trick out

General use (368)

Noun(116 words)

color device representation polish rubric analysis semblance appearance distortion simulacrum qualification affectation subterfuge triviality delusion perversion deception pretense facade notation

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mitigation translation ostentation brightness transcription stratagem falsity amplification definition superficiality explanation simulation apology criticism misapplication pastel interpretation window dressing imposture protestation splendor misconstruction vocabulary afterglow shallowness stalking horse speciousness burnish extenuation misconception dissemblance misjudgment meretriciousness colour skylight commentary synonymy epidermis misinterpretation dissimulation glossary fakery slightness stalking-horse thesaurus humbuggery smoke screen annotation misapprehension explication palliation exegesis cover-up decontamination superficies scholium decipherment cover story locus standi elucidation restatement misquotation incandescence cursoriness write-up slickness catachresis transliteration exteriority put-off clavis mistranslation extenuating circumstances gradus commentation eisegesis silkiness nomenclator wordbook misintelligence shininess onomasticon miscitation misexplanation misexposition malobservation sleekness misexplication running commentary rhyming dictionary desk dictionary phrase book shoaliness glossiness candescence apparatus criticus

Verb(56 words)

color explain comment write up criticize belie emblazon interpret embellish imbue embroider justify dress up falsify cover up bedizen gloss over overstate conceal besmear

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Adj, name, noun, verb(5 words)

cover shadow prime pale sheen

Name, noun, verb(12 words)

strain screen grain wrench surface coat guise luster daub dye dictionary gilding

Adj, adv, noun, verb(2 words)

flush tender

Noun, verb(78 words)

report review pigment warp mask glow notice glance smear error tincture pose stain allowance posture scour distemper excuse torture fraud

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Adj, intj, noun, verb(1 words)

quiet

Adj, name, verb(1 words)

sober

Adj, noun, verb(12 words)

subtle coloring polish illuminate seeming feint twisting acting ingrain glint cheating tinct

Name, noun(2 words)

leader hue

Adj, verb(7 words)

subdued put off somber distort softened elucidate explicate

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Adj, noun(8 words)

palliative eggshell editorial patina mother-of-pearl semigloss interlinear extenuative

Adjective(4 words)

iridescent nacreous opalescent patinaed

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