Polishing Synonyms and Antonyms

Bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. rounding
  2. smoothing
  3. refining
  4. perfecting
Improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. shining
  2. glossing
  3. furbishing
  4. smoothing
  5. glazing
  6. burnishing
  7. downing
  8. sleeking
  9. varnishing
  10. finishing
  11. buffing
  12. brightening
  13. scouring
  14. cleaning
  15. waxing
  16. rubbing
  17. refining
Antonyms:
  1. dulling
Improve performance, look
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. retouching
Antonyms:
  1. spoiling
  2. defacing
  3. ruining
The work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. shining

Words Related to Polishing

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. lighting
  2. bettering
  3. linishing
  4. deburring
  5. touch up
  6. polisher
  7. sanding
  8. varnish
  9. plating

Polishing Sentence Examples

  • Any roughness was levelled by polishing with ivory or a smooth shell.

  • He entered the dining room where Jackson stood polishing silver and Elisabeth made up floral arrangements.

  • The industries comprise the manufacture of chemicals and artificial manures, granite polishing, flour and sawmills, bootand shoe-making, carriagebuilding and woollen manufactures.

  • The deceptive effect is in some cases heightened by cutting over and polishing by hand the pressed surface.

  • Polishing is effected by wooden wheels fed with wet pumice-powder and rottenstone and by brushes fed with moistened putty-powder.

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