Gloss over

Synonyms for "gloss over" (127 found)

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Closest matches (26)

accountallow forappeasebe caught nappingbe neglectfulbe negligentbecloud befog belie blanket blind camouflage cloak cloud color conceal covercover upcurtain default

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deodorize diminish discount disguise disregard dissemble

Strong matches (38)

distortdistract attention fromdress upease eclipse embellish embroider ensconce enshroud envelop excuse explain extenuate fail falsify fudge garble gild gloss hide

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ignore jump justifykeep under coverlapse lessenlet golet ridelet slidelet sliplose sight oflose track ofmake allowance formask mince

Noun(1 words)

Verb(1 words)

hush up

Adjective(1 words)

Related words (63)

miscite miscolor misquote misreport misrepresent misstate mitigate neglect nodnot care fornot get involvednot heednot thinkobfuscate obscure occult overlook overstate palliatepass over

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pervert prettify rationalize screen shade shroud slant sleep slide slurslur oversmoothsoft pedalsoft-pedal soften strain sugarcoattake for grantedtitivatetrick outtwist understate varnish veil veneer warp white whiten whitewash

Noun(5 words)

sclaff smooths sugarcoatingsurface scratchingwhitewashing

Verb(8 words)

skate overskimp oversleek overslur oversmooth overtrivialized whitewash whitewashed

Adjective(1 words)

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More general

5 entries

covercover updo byhandle treat

Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

They glossed over the problem, hoping that the customers wouldn't notice.

Source: wiktionary

Plausibility, I know, can only be unmasked by shewing the absurdities it glosses over, and the simple truths it involves with specious errors.

Source: wiktionary

This book only glosses over quantum mechanics; it doesn't go into detail.

Source: wiktionary

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