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单词 glosses (over)
释义

glosses (over)

verb

present tense third-person singular of gloss (over)
1
as in excuses
to make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses I don't want to gloss over her misbehavior, but keep in mind that she's been under a lot of stress lately

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • excuses
  • glozes (over)
  • explains
  • justifies
  • explains away
  • deodorizes
  • extenuates
  • palliates
  • whitewashes
  • plays down
  • minimizes
  • varnishes
  • confesses
  • apologizes
  • accounts (for)
  • atones
  • rationalizes
  • sugarcoats
  • alleviates
  • softens
  • mitigates
  • moderates
  • lightens
  • tempers
  • exculpates
  • exonerates
  • eases
  • lessens
  • soft-pedals
  • vindicates
  • absolves
  • acquits
  • clears
2
as in ignores
to dismiss as of little importance this biographer tends to gloss over his subject's many character flaws

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • ignores
  • forgives
  • overlooks
  • passes over
  • explains
  • justifies
  • papers over
  • pardons
  • shrugs off
  • glozes (over)
  • excuses
  • discounts
  • brushes (aside or off)
  • disregards
  • forgives and forgets
  • condones
  • winks (at)
  • blinks (at)
  • remits
  • overpasses
  • whitewashes
  • closes one's eyes to
  • rationalizes
  • exculpates
  • exonerates
  • vindicates
  • waives
  • absolves
  • acquits
  • waves (aside or off)
  • clears

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • objects (to)
  • notes
  • minds
  • marks
  • heeds
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