Definition for Varnish:

• To cover with a liquid in order to give a glossy surface to; to give a fair appearance to; to gloss.

Synonyms for Varnish:

• n.

  •
  • cherry,
  • abrasive,
  • borax,
  • walnut,
  • cleaner,
  • bleach,
  • mahogany,
  • cleanser,
  • foam,
  • disinfectant.
  •
  • membrane,
  • skin,
  • true,
  • color,
  • paper over,
  • put a good face on,
  • blanket,
  • layer.
  •
  • ice,
  • cement,
  • carpet,
  • paper,
  • plaster,
  • wax.
  •coat (noun)
  • overlay,
  • crust,
  • coating,
  • priming,
  • tinge,
  • Whitewashing.
  •coating (noun)
  • film.
  •cover (noun)
  • canvas,
  • smoke screen,
  • pretense,
  • guise,
  • covering,
  • dress,
  • mask,
  • caparison,
  • screen,
  • cloak,
  • front,
  • semblance,
  • facade,
  • sheath,
  • shroud,
  • masquerade,
  • false front,
  • camouflage.
  •enamel (noun)
  • japan.
  •gloss (noun)
  • brightness,
  • burnish,
  • appearance.
  •resin (noun)
  • camphor,
  • myrrh,
  • balsam,
  • asphalt,
  • guaiacum,
  • mineral pitch,
  • algin,
  • frankincense,
  • oleoresin,
  • bitumen,
  • gum ammoniac,
  • sealing wax,
  • amber,
  • resin,
  • chicle,
  • rosin,
  • mastic,
  • gum,
  • ambergris,
  • agar,
  • copalite,
  • tar,
  • pitch,
  • gum shellac,
  • coal tar.

• v.

  •coat (verb)
  • smear,
  • apply,
  • stain,
  • spread.
  •contact (verb)
  • seal.
  •daub (verb)
  • dab,
  • besmear,
  • sully,
  • spot.
  •disguise (verb)
  • conceal,
  • belie,
  • dissemble,
  • obscure,
  • garble,
  • dress up,
  • change,
  • fudge,
  • sham,
  • hide,
  • alter.
  •gild (verb)
  • bedeck,
  • garnish,
  • enrich,
  • brighten,
  • enhance,
  • beautify,
  • deck,
  • ornament,
  • embroider.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • thatch,
  • upholster,
  • pave.
  •
  • flour,
  • sugarcoat,
  • caulk.
  •
  • dust,
  • tile.
  •
  • size.
  •
  • veil.
  •
  • panel.
  •
  • render.
  •
  • plate.
  •adorn
  • decorate.
  •enamel
  • glaze.
  •Other relevant words:
  • salvo,
  • cloud,
  • torture,
  • understate,
  • cook,
  • chatoyant,
  • ground,
  • damage,
  • comment,
  • sketch,
  • smokescreen,
  • ointment,
  • annotation,
  • bluff,
  • pavement,
  • bias,
  • put,
  • humbug,
  • buff,
  • polyurethane,
  • grease,
  • abundant,
  • ostentation,
  • anointing,
  • simulation,
  • representation,
  • subterfuge,
  • bedizen,
  • bedaub,
  • scum,
  • refuge,
  • evade,
  • warp,
  • pay,
  • art paper,
  • oil paint,
  • paint the lily,
  • feigning,
  • decorative,
  • refurbish,
  • Miscite,
  • distort,
  • revetment,
  • error,
  • swaddle,
  • artful,
  • extenuating circumstances,
  • slick down,
  • quibble,
  • excuse,
  • Bluffing,
  • furtive,
  • wash,
  • Asphaltum,
  • pallet,
  • brush,
  • deception,
  • plea,
  • design,
  • greasy,
  • thriving,
  • posture,
  • secret,
  • emblazon,
  • apologize,
  • scour,
  • drawing paper,
  • flourishing,
  • whiten,
  • crayon,
  • flourish,
  • titivate,
  • airy,
  • enshroud,
  • Lacker,
  • stucco,
  • stump,
  • palliation,
  • clandestine,
  • exuberant,
  • ormolu,
  • tincture,
  • pretension,
  • softening,
  • exaggerate,
  • handle,
  • sketchbook,
  • Glazing,
  • mislead,
  • Humbuggery,
  • A,
  • speciousness,
  • fat,
  • stipple,
  • cerement,
  • stratagem,
  • charcoal,
  • diminish,
  • palliative,
  • decontamination,
  • fixative,
  • Misrender,
  • scratchboard,
  • scratch,
  • dye,
  • furbish,
  • distemper,
  • tone,
  • twist,
  • pastel,
  • misinterpret,
  • allow for,
  • lustre,
  • crayons,
  • stencil,
  • easel,
  • parget,
  • misuse,
  • facing,
  • watercolor,
  • thick,
  • shade,
  • medium,
  • bend,
  • convolute,
  • seeming,
  • mitigate,
  • sly,
  • colouring,
  • Oils,
  • depict,
  • anoint,
  • occult,
  • shadow,
  • stalking-horse,
  • strain,
  • luxuriant,
  • misconstrue,
  • make allowance for,
  • delusion,
  • lac,
  • slick,
  • lie,
  • rub,
  • fatty,
  • improve,
  • glance,
  • slant,
  • acting,
  • wrap,
  • tarnish,
  • fur,
  • envelop,
  • maulstick,
  • Camera Lucida,
  • feint,
  • dissimulation,
  • dip,
  • oil color,
  • mystify,
  • misquote,
  • prime,
  • dash off,
  • cover story,
  • festoon,
  • trim,
  • hue,
  • affectation,
  • involve,
  • extenuative,
  • faking,
  • Miscolor,
  • soften,
  • pellicle,
  • seal off,
  • refinish,
  • plane,
  • protestation,
  • coloring,
  • tamper with,
  • pose,
  • light,
  • attitudinizing,
  • Japanning,
  • spatula,
  • prospering,
  • meretriciousness,
  • four-flushing,
  • tinct,
  • curtain,
  • drier,
  • alibi,
  • Compo,
  • deep-dye,
  • cavil,
  • split hairs,
  • besmirch,
  • Camera Obscura,
  • prosperous,
  • chalk out,
  • gouache,
  • refine,
  • taint,
  • scale,
  • imbue,
  • falsity,
  • qualification,
  • blind,
  • pigment,
  • tint,
  • calcimine,
  • face,
  • encaustic painting,
  • spray gun,
  • elaborate,
  • windy,
  • eclipse,
  • becloud,
  • glassy,
  • rubricate,
  • befog,
  • dissembling,
  • water glass,
  • fraud,
  • apology,
  • lessen,
  • simulacrum,
  • mince,
  • adorn,
  • square up,
  • bolster up,
  • pencil,
  • misstate,
  • slur,
  • pervert,
  • Misreport,
  • locus standi,
  • device,
  • sketchpad,
  • tapestry,
  • imposture,
  • palette knife,
  • equivocate,
  • mantle,
  • mitigation,
  • extenuation,
  • playacting,
  • violate,
  • Dissemblance,
  • trick,
  • coloring matter,
  • complexion,
  • ignore,
  • fresco,
  • gilt,
  • paintbrush,
  • Misteach,
  • trick out,
  • subtilize,
  • overspread,
  • cunning,
  • grain,
  • elude,
  • Magilp,
  • overcharge,
  • shrewd,
  • Siccative,
  • chalk,
  • false show,
  • clever,
  • Air brush,
  • misdirect,
  • lavish,
  • ease,
  • colour,
  • Pigments,
  • deodorize,
  • white,
  • Blague,
  • posing,
  • fakery,
  • allowance,
  • gilding,
  • misrepresent,
  • sleek,
  • ensconce,
  • crafty,
  • puzzle,
  • do over,
  • shine,
  • hatch,
  • glazed,
  • Smarten,
  • shellac varnish,
  • undercoat,
  • palette,
  • tittivate,
  • copal,
  • black lead,
  • pretext,
  • trick up,
  • extenuate,
  • fabricate,
  • luster,
  • poor excuse,
  • show,
  • astute,
  • illuminate,
  • slur over,
  • cheating,
  • overstate,
  • liquor,
  • overload,
  • ingrain,
  • mosaic.

Paraphrases for Varnish:

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    polish.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    veneer, polishing, paint, painting, glaze.

Antonyms for Varnish:

• n.

  • gloss
    dullness.

• v.

  • coat
    reveal, uncover.
  • disguise
    open, expose, unmask, represent.
  • varnish
    strip.

Hypernym for Varnish:

• n.

  • artifact
    shellac, shellac varnish, fixative.

• v.

  • contact
    shellac, shellack.

Hyponym for Varnish:

• n.

  • artifact
    coat, coating.

• v.

  • contact
    coat, surface.