Polished synonyms
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Part of speech:
Having a smooth, shiny appearance or finish
Having or showing good manners; esp., courteous, considerate, tactful, etc.
Showing good breeding; courteous and considerate
elegant refined
Bright
The definition of tactful is someone or something that shows a regard for other people's feelings.
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Seriously or vigorously:
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.
Highly complex, detailed, or sophisticated
The definition of ornate is heavily decorated, very elaborate or showy.
Being entirely without flaw or imperfection.
Imperious; domineering; arbitrary.
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Complete in acquirements usually as a result of training; -- commonly in a good sense; as, an accomplished scholar, an accomplished villain
Incapable of wrongdoing or sin; immaculate
bright (related)
Comparatively high on the scale of brightness:
refined (related)
Without impurities.
elegant (related)
Characterised by minimalism and intuitiveness while preserving exactness and precision.
Bright
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The definition of courteous is a polite and considerate person.
couth
The definition of couth is civilized, polished or sophisticated.
Bright
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The definition of politic is someone who is shrewd, tactful or unethical.
Worn or rubbed smooth, and having a glossy finish
Having a fine texture:
The first act of sexual intercourse in a relationship, particularly the first such act following marriage.
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The quality of being courtly; refinement of manners.
Diplomacy is defined as the skill for dealing with people effectively in a positive way including the foreign relations with other countries.
(Countable) A refinement or luxury
The ability to handle delicate and difficult situations skillfully and diplomatically
A kind of paint that dries to a shiny finish.
The surface glossiness of ceramic ware after glazing, especially the metallic sheen of lusterware.
preciosity
A state or condition of overemphasizing detail, especially of pronunciation when speaking.
The state or quality of being refined; cultivation, as in manners or taste.
A suave action, speech, etc.
Courtesies; civilities.
An attractive appearance that covers or disguises true nature or feelings.
To rub with a tool that serves especially to smooth or polish.
To brighten by cleaning or rubbing; polish.
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Lifeless; expressionless:
Having luster; shining; bright; glorious
Showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement; humane, reasonable, ethical.
(Biol.) Grown in a specially prepared medium
Having, or showing the results of, a good education
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
(of lumber or stone) to trim and smooth
Ground, cut, worked, etc. by or in a mill
Suave, polished, sophisticated, etc.
unpolished (antonym)
Not refined in manners; uncivilized; rude; plain.
With revolutions:
To emit or reflect light; be radiant or bright with light; gleam; glow
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In a smooth manner
Gloss is defined as to make or become shiny, or to hide.
(Now Rare) To brighten by rubbing or scouring; polish; burnish
To make bright or brighter in color
To impart a smooth surface or appearance to, as with varnish
To arrive at or attain the end of:
To clean things by vigorous rubbing and polishing
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To be made clean
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.
To apply to a surface firmly and with friction:
To improve something (especially a photograph), by adding or correcting details, or by removing flaws.
To make sleek; slick:
To apply a glaze to:
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.
defaced (antonym)
(Obsolete) To obliterate; destroy.
ruined (antonym)
Ruin is defined as to break or destroy something.
bettered (related)
To surpass or exceed:
lit (related)
In a light manner; lightly.
textured (related)
patinated (related)
chrome (related)
laquered (related)
solid (related)
wood-frame (related)
honed (related)
high-gloss (related)
lacquer (related)
Find another word for polished. In this page you can discover 91 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for polished, like: glossy, polite, shining, well-bred, burnished, elegant refined, tactful, downed, gleaming, perfected and elaborate.