Synonyms of glaze

glaze 1 of 2

noun

as in glow

a smooth and shiny surface

The pot is covered with a bright red glaze.

doughnuts with a chocolate glaze

Synonyms & Similar Words

• glow
• shimmer
• finish
• polish
• sparkle
• gloss
• shine
• lustre
• sheen
• gleam
• glare
• glint
• twinkle
• luminance
• luster
• glimmer
• glisten
• irradiation
• burnish
• illumination
• luminescence
• blink
• flicker
• iridescence
• luminosity
• brilliance
• radiance
• radiancy
• refulgence

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• flatness
• dullness
• dulness
• dimness
• drabness
• dirtiness
• paleness
• grayness
• cloudiness
• dinginess
• gloom
• obscurity
• murkiness
• somberness
• obscureness

glaze

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verb

as in to coat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• coat
• varnish
• gloss
• lacquer
• polish
• shine
• rub
• slick
• smooth
• japan
• buff
• sleek
• finish
• burnish
• sand
• furbish
• dress
• face
• bone
• veneer
• grind
• file
• brighten
• scrub
• smoothen
• scour
• scrape
• sandblast
• sandpaper
• bob
• lap
• rasp

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ruffle
• rough (up)
• roughen
• scuff (up)

Examples of glaze in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

In the kitchen, his fridge and pantry were stocked with esoteric ingredients: a cactus glaze, cold pickled desert mallow shrub, prickly pear sambal, bee pollen shoyu, mesquite sap. —Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 16 Sep. 2024

Each one is crafted from break-resistant stoneware and has a shiny glaze coating. —Brittany Natale, Glamour, 4 Sep. 2024

Verb

The fan-favorite doughnut is both old-fashioned style and glazed. —Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2024

In Michigan's February presidential primary, over 100,000 Democratic voters cast their ballot for uncommitted after cease-fire activists launched a campaign urging voters to bubble in an option their eyes usually glaze over. —Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 19 Sep. 2024