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gloss

[glos, glaws] / glɒs, glɔs /
NOUN
shine, sheen
Synonyms
STRONGEST
glaze luster varnish veneer
STRONG
appearance brightness brilliance burnish facade finish front gleam glint glossiness polish shimmer silkiness sleekness slickness surface
Antonyms
STRONG
dullness
WEAK
misinformation
NOUN
definition
Synonyms
STRONG
annotation comment commentary elucidation explanation footnote interpretation note translation
Antonyms
WEAK
dullness misinformation
VERB
make shiny
Synonyms
STRONG
buff burnish finish furbish glance glaze lacquer polish rub shine varnish veneer
Antonyms
STRONG
dull strip
WEAK
clear up explain misinform reveal
VERB
conceal truth
Synonyms
STRONGEST
soft pedal
STRONG
belie camouflage deacon disguise doctor explain extenuate falsify gloss over hide justify mask misrepresent palliate rationalize sugarcoat varnish veil veneer white whiten whitewash
WEAK
cover up smooth over
Antonyms
STRONG
expose open reveal show strip uncover unmask
WEAK
clear up dull explain misinform
VERB
define
Synonyms
STRONGEST
annotate elucidate
STRONG
comment construe explain interpret justify translate
Antonyms
WEAK
clear up dull explain misinform reveal

Example Sentences

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Shivam Dube added gloss with late-order hitting and Axar Patel starred in the field.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

Her usual talking point is Stila’s Stay All Day Liquid in Beso red gloss.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

But wing Gael Drean's debut try after Italy winger Louis Lynagh had been yellow-carded, and another from Emilien Gailleton put the gloss on France's victory and kept them on course for the Grand Slam.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

Clyde: In her bag right now would be her phone, wallet, her little rose-brown colored lip gloss.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

It would be easy to gloss over the truth, to let Gingersnipes go on believing he was innocent in all this mayhem.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.