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Synonyms of gloss

17 similar words

Another word for gloss is luster. Other synonyms of gloss are gloze and glossary.

Synonyms and similar words for gloss

nounA surface shine or luster.

nounA superficially or deceptively attractive appearance.

verbTo give a gloss or sheen to.

  • polishTo become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to take a smooth and glossy surface.

nounA brief explanatory note or translation of a foreign, archaic, technical, difficult, complex, or...

  • glozeA comment in the margin; explanatory note; gloss; commentary.
  • annotation

nounSynonym of glossary, a collection of such notes.

  • glossaryA list of difficult words or specialized terms used in a particular book or document, or in a particular domain of...

nounAn extensive commentary on some text.

verbTo add a gloss to (a text).

Meaning of gloss

  1. noun A surface shine or luster.
  2. noun A superficially or deceptively attractive appearance.
  3. verb To give a gloss or sheen to.

Full definition of gloss

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Questions about synonyms of gloss

What is another word for gloss?
Gloss has 17 synonyms on Word.ws, such as luster, gloze and glossary.
What does gloss mean?
Gloss means a surface shine or luster.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gloss (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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