Polished synonyms and antonyms

pŏl'ĭsht

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glossy
Having a smooth, shiny appearance or finish
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burnished
Polished, made shiny by rubbing (especially with a burnisher).
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polite
Having or showing good manners; esp., courteous, considerate, tactful, etc.
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shining
Having a high polish or sheen.
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well-bred
Showing good breeding; courteous and considerate
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elegant refined
Bright
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tactful
The definition of tactful is someone or something that shows a regard for other people's feelings.
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preciosity
A state or condition of overemphasizing detail, especially of pronunciation when speaking.
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downed
Seriously or vigorously:
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gleaming
Having a bright sheen.
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perfected
A claim is said to be perfected if all steps required to put a claim right, or in final conformity with statutes, have been taken, and the litigant can proceed to an appellate court.
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ornate
The definition of ornate is heavily decorated, very elaborate or showy.
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flawless
Being entirely without flaw or imperfection.
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masterful
In the manner of a master; very skillful.
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accomplished
Complete in acquirements usually as a result of training; -- commonly in a good sense; as, an accomplished scholar, an accomplished villain
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bright (related)
Comparatively high on the scale of brightness:
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refined (related)
Without impurities.
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elegant (related)
Characterised by minimalism and intuitiveness while preserving exactness and precision.
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buffed
Bright
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courteous
The definition of courteous is a polite and considerate person.
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couth
The definition of couth is civilized, polished or sophisticated.
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cultivated
(Of a person) cultured, refined, educated
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diplomatic
Exhibiting diplomacy; exercising tact or courtesy; using discussion to avoid hard feelings, fights or arguments.
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glistening
Bright
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politic
The definition of politic is someone who is shrewd, tactful or unethical.
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shiny
Worn or rubbed smooth, and having a glossy finish
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smooth
Having no obstructions or difficulties:
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urbane
(Of a man) Courteous, polite, refined, and suave.
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artistry
Significant artistic skill.
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consummation
The first act of sexual intercourse in a relationship, particularly the first such act following marriage.
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courtliness
The quality of being courtly; refinement of manners.
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diplomacy
Diplomacy is defined as the skill for dealing with people effectively in a positive way including the foreign relations with other countries.
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elegance
(Countable) A refinement or luxury
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finesse
The ability to handle delicate and difficult situations skillfully and diplomatically
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gloss
A kind of paint that dries to a shiny finish.
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luster
The surface glossiness of ceramic ware after glazing, especially the metallic sheen of lusterware.
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polish
The language spoken in Poland.
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suavity
A suave action, speech, etc.
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urbanity
Courtesies; civilities.
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veneer
An attractive appearance that covers or disguises true nature or feelings.
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burnish
To rub with a tool that serves especially to smooth or polish.
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furbish
To brighten by cleaning or rubbing; polish.
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simonize
To polish something with a wax-like substance
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glassy
Lifeless; expressionless:
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lustrous
Having luster; shining; bright; glorious
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civilized
Showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement; humane, reasonable, ethical.
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cultured
(Biol.) Grown in a specially prepared medium
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educated
Having, or showing the results of, a good education
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light (related)
Of relatively little weight; not heavy:
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culture (related)
Characterized by discriminating taste and broad knowledge as a result of development or education
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milled
Ground, cut, worked, etc. by or in a mill
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svelte
Suave, polished, sophisticated, etc.
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unpolished (antonym)
Not refined in manners; uncivilized; rude; plain.
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shone
To emit or reflect light; be radiant or bright with light; gleam; glow
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smoothed
In a smooth manner
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refinement
The state or quality of being refined; cultivation, as in manners or taste.
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dressed
(of lumber or stone) to trim and smooth
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rounded
With revolutions:
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glossed
Gloss is defined as to make or become shiny, or to hide.
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furbished
(Now Rare) To brighten by rubbing or scouring; polish; burnish
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brightened
To make bright or brighter in color
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varnished
To impart a smooth surface or appearance to, as with varnish
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finished
To arrive at or attain the end of:
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scoured
To clean things by vigorous rubbing and polishing
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cleaned
To be made clean
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waxed
To wax is to polish something using a special substance designed for shining or protecting or to remove unwanted hair by applying a warmed sticky substance to it and then using paper to pull off the hairs that stick to the substance.
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rubbed
To apply to a surface firmly and with friction:
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retouched
To improve something (especially a photograph), by adding or correcting details, or by removing flaws.
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sleeked
To make sleek; slick:
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glazed
To apply a glaze to:
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dulled (antonym)
To render dull; to remove or blunt an edge or something that was sharp.
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spoilt (antonym)
The definition of spoil is to destroy something, to diminish the character of something, to overindulge someone, or to go bad and become unusable or inedible.
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defaced (antonym)
(Obsolete) To obliterate; destroy.
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ruined (antonym)
Ruin is defined as to break or destroy something.
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bettered (related)
To surpass or exceed:
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lit (related)
In a light manner; lightly.
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textured (related)
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patinated (related)
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chrome (related)
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laquered (related)
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solid (related)
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wood-frame (related)
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honed (related)
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high-gloss (related)
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lacquer (related)
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masterly
Imperious; domineering; arbitrary.
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  • He slapped the magazine on a freshly polished end table and stood.

  • He didn't have that look of money or polished charm.

  • Once the floors had been waxed and the furniture polished, the house sparkled - in an empty kind of way.

  • Thus in Lithospermum the nutlets are hard like a stone, in Myosotis usually polished, in Cynoglossum covered with bristles, &c.

  • In 1826 he described the prismatically-coloured films of metal, known as Nobili's' rings, deposited electrolytically from solutions of lead and other salts when the anode is a polished iron plate and the cathode is a fine wire placed vertically above it.

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