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. Edward Szlek:

   We do not plan to invest in hard coal, as there is huge oversupply of it on the Polish market. We want definitely focus on coking coal.

2. Bartosz Kownacki:

   We are not allergic to the French, but to not utilizing the capacity of the Polish (defense) industry.

3. Krzysztof Sieradzki:

   Compared to Polish soldiers, we don’t need to motivate them, when they get in the tank, they [are] very surprised at how big it is.

4. Neil Postman:

   Because he did not have time to read every new book in his field, the great Polish anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski used a simple and efficient method of deciding which ones were worth his attention: Upon receiving a new book, he immediately checked the index to see if his name was cited, and how often. The more "Malinowski" the more compelling the book. No "Malinowski," and he doubted the subject of the book was anthropology at all.

5. Treasury Minister Wlodzimierz Karpinski:

   Today, Polish energy companies are small in comparison to the biggest European players, our goal is to raise the role and importance of Polish energy within the European market.