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.
  •play down (verb)
  • soften,
  • hold back,
  • underplay,
  • restrain,
  • deemphasize,
  • soft-pedal,
  • minimize,
  • belittle,
  • make light of,
  • make little of,
  • mute,
  • underrate.
  •social (verb)
  • gloss over.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • lick,
  • sweep aside,
  • charade,
  • bunker mentality,
  • paper over,
  • connive.
  •
  • Gloze,
  • ostrich.
  •
  • explain.
  •
  • camouflage.
  •play down
  • underplays,
  • made light of,
  • be little,
  • underplaying,
  • underplayed.

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.