Definition for Gloss over:

• cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error; " Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"; " She tried to gloss over her mistakes"

Synonyms for Gloss over:

• n.

  •
  • wink at,
  • overlook,
  • pass over,
  • ignore,
  • play/act dumb,
  • turn a blind eye (to something),
  • look the other way.
  •gloss over (noun)
  • skimp over,
  • smooth over,
  • hush up,
  • sleek over,
  • slur over,
  • skate over.

• v.

  •belie (verb)
  • hide,
  • pervert,
  • mislead,
  • twist,
  • distort,
  • falsify,
  • misrepresent,
  • conceal,
  • garble.
  •color (verb)
  • fudge,
  • cook up,
  • magnify,
  • fake,
  • prejudice,
  • slant,
  • doctor,
  • angle,
  • pad,
  • taint,
  • embroider,
  • overstate.
  •disguise (verb)
  • dissimulate,
  • affect,
  • beard,
  • age,
  • dissemble,
  • touch up,
  • secrete,
  • alter,
  • counterfeit,
  • shroud,
  • sham,
  • obscure,
  • veil,
  • put on an act,
  • redo,
  • make up,
  • assume,
  • feign,
  • front,
  • pretend,
  • change,
  • deceive,
  • muffle,
  • dress up,
  • cover,
  • antique,
  • screen,
  • cloak.
  •neglect (verb)
  • procrastinate,
  • bypass,
  • elide,
  • defer,
  • postpone,
  • let pass,
  • be derelict,
  • discard,
  • omit,
  • be negligent,
  • be irresponsible,
  • trifle,
  • let slide,
  • think little of,
  • be careless,
  • not trouble oneself,
  • disregard,
  • skimp,
  • skip,
  • be remiss,
  • evade,
  • overpass,
  • suspend,
  • shirk,
  • overleap,
  • dismiss,
  • lose sight of,
  • miss.
  •play down (verb)
  • underplay,
  • make little of,
  • underrate,
  • soft-pedal,
  • hold back,
  • mute,
  • deemphasize,
  • belittle,
  • restrain.
  •social (verb)
  • gloss over.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • lick,
  • sweep aside,
  • charade,
  • bunker mentality,
  • paper over,
  • connive.
  •
  • Gloze,
  • ostrich.
  •
  • explain.
  •
  • camouflage.
  •neglect
  • overleaps,
  • neglected,
  • overleapt,
  • by-passes,
  • by-passing,
  • overpast,
  • By-pass,
  • neglect,
  • by-passed,
  • over pass,
  • Overpassed,
  • overleaped.
  •play down
  • underplays,
  • made light of,
  • be little,
  • underplaying,
  • underplayed.
  •Other relevant words:
  • minimize,
  • rationalize,
  • be neglectful,
  • make allowance for,
  • shade,
  • qualify,
  • pass by,
  • trick out,
  • titivate,
  • diminish,
  • nod,
  • gild,
  • appease,
  • pardon,
  • becloud,
  • strain,
  • slur,
  • soften,
  • brush aside,
  • curtain,
  • reduce,
  • sugarcoat,
  • account,
  • assuage,
  • not care for,
  • ease,
  • fail,
  • embellish,
  • condone,
  • lose track of,
  • explain away,
  • temper,
  • brush off,
  • let ride,
  • forget,
  • let slip,
  • befog,
  • mollify,
  • white,
  • make allowances,
  • blink at,
  • be caught napping,
  • forget about,
  • discount,
  • occult,
  • ameliorate,
  • sleep,
  • mask,
  • forgive,
  • eclipse,
  • extenuate,
  • Miscite,
  • smooth,
  • misquote,
  • Misreport,
  • avoid,
  • blanket,
  • take for granted,
  • smoothen,
  • envelop,
  • allow for,
  • downplay,
  • understate,
  • ensconce,
  • lessen,
  • soft pedal,
  • mitigate,
  • write off,
  • cloud,
  • mince,
  • allow,
  • sugar-coat,
  • default,
  • palliate,
  • justify,
  • jump over,
  • let go by,
  • permit,
  • calm,
  • enshroud,
  • lapse,
  • prettify,
  • veneer,
  • soothe,
  • allay,
  • excuse,
  • jump,
  • slide,
  • make light of,
  • blind,
  • pass up,
  • not heed,
  • shut eyes to,
  • let go,
  • leave out.

Antonyms for Gloss over:

• v.

  • belie
    represent, reveal, prove, attest, straighten, show, open, divulge, expose, disclose, uncover, lay bare, let out, tell, unmask, be honest.
  • color
    pale, be truthful, whiten, discolor, leave alone.
  • disguise
    tell truth.
  • neglect
    finish, complete, continue, maintain, attend, succeed, nurture, forward, advance, respect, regard, meet, watch, take on, guard, concern, DO, cherish, protect, take care of, face, achieve, accomplish, expedite.
  • paint
    strip.
  • play down
    build up, explode, play up, blow up.
  • simulate
    idle, be real, receive, destroy, give.
  • whitewash
    blame, condemn, sentence, accuse.

Hyponym for Gloss over:

• v.

  • social
    do by, handle, treat.