Definitions

polish

[pol-ish] / ˈpɒl ɪʃ /

NOUN

shine, brightness

Synonyms

STRONG

brilliance burnish finish glaze glint gloss luster sheen smoothness sparkle varnish veneer wax

Antonyms

STRONG

darkness dullness

NOUN

cultivated look, performance

Synonyms

STRONG

breeding class cultivation culture elegance finesse finish grace politesse refinement style suavity urbanity

Antonyms

STRONG

crudeness ignorance

WEAK

dullness

VERB

shine, buff

Synonyms

STRONG

brighten burnish clean finish furbish glaze gloss rub scour scrub sleek slick smooth wax

Antonyms

STRONG

dirty dull upset

WEAK

deface roughen ruin spoil

VERB

improve performance, look

Synonyms

STRONG

amend better correct cultivate emend enhance finish furbish mature mend perfect refine round sleek slick smooth

WEAK

brush up make improvements touch up

Antonyms

STRONG

corrupt destroy reduce ruin worsen

WEAK

deface dull roughen spoil

Example Sentences

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And in Qatar, he added another iconic moment by stopping Polish star Robert Lewandowski’s penalty kick.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Her account, translated from the Polish by Soren Gauger, is an act of devotion without monument-making.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Anna Arno, who has written biographies of the German painter Paula Modersohn-Becker and the Polish activist Konstanty Jeleński, meets that challenge in “Paul Celan: A Life.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Chwalinska was helped over the line against Shnaider by thousands of Polish fans supporting her on Court Philippe Chatrier.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

John Kikulski spoke in Polish, calling for “cooperation between blacks and whites.”

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield

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