Gloss over
Gloss over verb - To make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses.
Paper over the cracks and gloss over are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Paper over the cracks" instead a verb "Gloss over".
Paper over the cracks
Gloss over and paper over the cracks are semantically related. You can use "Gloss over" instead a verb phrase "Paper over the cracks".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- cover and gloss over
- cover and paper over the cracks
- cloak and gloss over
- cloak and paper over the cracks
- excuse and gloss over
- excuse and paper over the cracks
- lessen and gloss over
- lessen and paper over the cracks
- palliate and gloss over
- palliate and paper over the cracks
- conceal and gloss over
- conceal and paper over the cracks
- varnish and gloss over
- varnish and paper over the cracks
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Paper over the cracks and Gloss over. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 12, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/gloss_over/paper_over_the_cracks
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