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gloss over

VERB
belie
Synonyms
STRONGEST
distort mislead misstate
STRONG
color conceal disguise falsify garble hide misrepresent pervert twist warp
WEAK
give the lie to miscolor trump up
Antonyms
STRONG
disclose divulge expose lay bare let out open represent reveal show straighten tell uncover unmask
WEAK
attest be honest prove
VERB
color
Synonyms
STRONGEST
belie embroider magnify taint warp
STRONG
angle disguise doctor fake falsify fudge garble misrepresent misstate overstate pad pervert prejudice slant twist
WEAK
cook up
Antonyms
WEAK
be truthful
VERB
disguise
Synonyms
STRONGEST
alter belie camouflage cloak conceal cover up deceive dress up hide mask misrepresent obscure
STRONG
affect age antique assume beard change color counterfeit cover dissemble dissimulate fake falsify feign front fudge garble masquerade muffle obfuscate pretend redo screen secrete sham shroud simulate varnish veil whitewash
WEAK
doctor up make like make up put on a false front put on a front put on an act put up a front put up a smokescreen touch up wear cheaters
Antonyms
STRONGEST
be honest disclose divulge expose lay bare let out open reveal show tell uncover
STRONG
represent tell the truth
WEAK
unmask
VERB
gloss
Synonyms
STRONGEST
soft pedal
STRONG
belie camouflage deacon disguise doctor explain extenuate falsify 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
neglect
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bypass discard disregard overlook
STRONG
defer dismiss elide evade miss omit overleap overpass postpone procrastinate shirk skimp skip suspend trifle
WEAK
be careless be derelict be irresponsible be negligent be remiss let pass let slide look the other way lose sight of not trouble oneself pass over think little of
Antonyms
STRONGEST
attend regard respect
STRONG
advance complete continue do expedite face finish forward maintain meet take on
WEAK
accomplish achieve cherish concern guard nurture protect succeed take care of watch
VERB
paint
Synonyms
STRONGEST
brush coat cover daub decorate depict design draw dye portray sketch tint wash
STRONG
color compose delineate draft figure fresco limn ornament outline picture represent shade slather stipple swab
WEAK
catch a likeness cover up put on coats slap on touch up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
reveal uncover whiten
WEAK
strip
VERB
play down
Synonyms
STRONGEST
belittle deemphasize minimize mute soft pedal soften underplay
WEAK
hold back make light of make little of restrain underrate
Antonyms
WEAK
blow up build up explode play up
VERB
simulate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
affect mimic replicate reproduce resemble
STRONG
act ape assume bluff borrow cheat concoct copy counterfeit crib deceive disguise dissemble do equivocate exaggerate fabricate fake favor feature feign fence invent lie lift mirror misrepresent pirate play playact pose prevaricate steal
WEAK
act like do a take-off do like knock off make believe phony put on put on an act
Antonyms
STRONG
be honest destroy face give idle meet receive reveal tell the truth
WEAK
be real
VERB
whitewash
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cover up
STRONG
blanch camouflage conceal exonerate extenuate launder liberate paint palliate sugarcoat suppress varnish veneer vindicate whiten
WEAK
make light of
Antonyms
STRONG
accuse blame condemn reveal sentence show strip uncover
WEAK
expose tell the truth

Example Sentences

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It was the kind of routine email that employees would normally gloss over.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

“You want to actively increase your retirement contributions. So many people do ‘set it and forget it,’ and it’s so easy to gloss over.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 29, 2025

Still, the economic vibes people felt were a real thing — and trying to gloss over voters’ concerns was a mistake.

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025

On the day itself, reporters tend to gloss over those opening pages afterwards, because the choices are more newsworthy than the argument.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025

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