Gloze over
Gloze over verb - To make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses.
Usage example: he tried to gloze over his drinking problem by noting that he had never done drugs
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Synonyms for Gloze over
Soft-pedal and gloze over are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Soft-pedal" instead a verb "Gloze over".
Soft-pedal
Soft-pedal verb - To reduce in apparent importance.
Gloze over and soft-pedal are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gloze over" instead a verb phrase "Soft-pedal".
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Related pairs
- temper and gloze over
- temper and soft-pedal
- ease and gloze over
- ease and soft-pedal
- soften and gloze over
- soften and soft-pedal
- moderate and gloze over
- moderate and soft-pedal
- gloss and gloze over
- gloss and soft-pedal
- mitigate and gloze over
- mitigate and soft-pedal
- lessen and gloze over
- lessen and soft-pedal
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