/ Thesaurus / G Synonyms of gloss over Find synonyms for: Verb1. gloss over, skate over, smooth over, slur over, skimp over, treat, handle, do byusage: treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly2. whitewash, gloss over, sleek over, hush up, cover, cover upusage: cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error; "Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"; "She tried to gloss over her mistakes"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: loathe Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language