1. (verb)gloss over, skate over, smooth over, slur over, skimp over treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly Synonyms: smooth over, slur over, skimp over, skate over, whitewash, hush up, sleek over, gloss over
2. (verb)whitewash, gloss over, sleek over, hush up cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error Synonyms: shut up, smooth over, hush up, skimp over, skate over, slur over, still, whitewash, hush, silence, quieten, sleek over, gloss over
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'gloss over'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. gloss over Cloak, from the French, and palliate, from the Latin, are the same in original signification, but have diverged in meaning; a cloak may be used to hide completely the person or some object ca Synonyms: palliate, apologize for, conceal, extenuate, hide, screen, cloak, cover, gloss over, mitigate, veil
Synonyms for gloss over 
