Synonyms for polish
ˈpɒl ɪʃpol·ish

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1. polishnoun

   Of, from or native to Poland, or relating to the Polish language.

   He polished up the chrome until it gleamed.

   Synonyms:
   wax

2. polishnoun

   To apply shoe polish to shoes.

   The lecturer showed a lot of polish at his last talk.

   Synonyms:
   refinement, panache, elegance, style, class, hone, refine, perfect

3. polishverb

   Synonyms:
   smoothness, shine, finish, shininess, sheen

4. polishverb

   Synonyms:
   shine, bone, smooth

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1. polish

   Synonyms:
   burnish, furbish, levigate, brighten, refine, make glossy

   Antonyms:
   abrade, scratch

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1. polish, gloss, glossiness, burnishnoun

   the property of being smooth and shiny

   Synonyms:
   burnish, culture, semblance, rubric, colour, glossiness, cultivation, gloss, color, finish, refinement, glossary

2. polish, refinement, culture, cultivation, finishnoun

   a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality

   "they performed with great polish"; "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"; "almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Joseph Conrad

   Synonyms:
   purification, goal, acculturation, refinement, shade, last, finish, culture, ending, coating, glossiness, cultivation, nuance, nicety, destination, civilization, finis, finishing, refining, stopping point, civilisation, elaboration, subtlety, close, gloss, conclusion, burnish, finale

3. polishnoun

   a preparation used in polishing

   Synonyms:
   gloss, refinement, culture, glossiness, finish, burnish, cultivation

4. Polishadjective

   the Slavic language of Poland

   Synonyms:
   gloss, refinement, culture, glossiness, finish, burnish, cultivation

5. Polishverb

   of or relating to Poland or its people or culture

   "Polish sausage"

6. polish, smooth, smoothen, shineverb

   make (a surface) shine

   "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes"

   Synonyms:
   smooth, shine, polish up, smoothen, strike, reflect, glow, gleam, down, beam, fine-tune, glitter, brush up, refine, radiate, glint, fall, glisten, smooth out, round, round off

7. polish, refine, fine-tune, downverb

   improve or perfect by pruning or polishing

   "refine one's style of writing"

   Synonyms:
   land, push down, pull down, polish up, round off, down, go through, elaborate, belt down, rarify, drink down, round, shoot down, cut down, complicate, kill, toss off, smoothen, calibrate, bolt down, rectify, shine, brush up, graduate, tweak, pour down, smooth, pop, devour, fine-tune, knock down, consume, refine

8. polish, round, round off, polish up, brush upverb

   bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state

   "polish your social manners"

   Synonyms:
   refresh, smooth, shine, polish up, round out, smoothen, snipe, lash out, assail, fill out, down, fine-tune, assault, labialise, brush up, attack, labialize, refine, round down, flesh out, review, round, round off

Matched Categories

1. • Formulation
   • Shine
   • Smoothness

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1. polishverb

   Synonyms:
   burnish, furbish, rub up, brighten, make glossy

2. polishverb

   Synonyms:
   refine, civilize

3. polishnoun

   Synonyms:
   lustre, brightness, brilliance, brilliancy, splendor

4. polishnoun

   Synonyms:
   grace, refinement, accomplishment, elegance

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1. polishnoun

   Synonyms:
   gloss, luster, sheen, glaze, glazing, courtliness, refinement

2. polishverb

   Synonyms:
   burnish, furbish

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1. List of paraphrases for "polish":

   poland, zloty, polska, polacco, polaco, polskie, polskiego, lengyel, polskiej, pole, polski, pools, polack

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1. Piotr Wislicki:

   We lost Stola, who was the best ambassador of the Polish-Jewish dialogue in the world, however, the museum remains independent.

2. Incumbent Andrzej Duda:

   If the Polish parliament decides on such a solution... I of course will agree to such a solution, I am not going to argue with the will of parliament.

3. Deputy Defence Minister Czeslaw Mroczek:

   We are planning to complete the procedure of choosing a supplier of attack helicopters for the Polish army by the end of the year.

4. Stefan Bratzel:

   Innovation is key in premium car-making, the new A8 will polish the brand's image and line-up at a critical time.

5. New York Times:

   The Polish government must be told that and more: that the alliance whose protection they demand is not only about defending territory, but, perhaps more important, about defending shared values, the bill is yet another try to subordinate the court to the executive power, and we fear that it will block all cases judged by the court.