- varnish
- n1. lacquer, glaze, veneer, enamel, japan, stain, shellac; transparent coating, facing, protective layer, wash; mastic, rosin, colophony, resin, lac; gloss, shine, polish, luster.2. facade, front, camouflage, mask, disguise; pretense, masquerade, deceptive show, show, surface, semblance, false appearance; speciousness, tinsel, sham.3. explanation, apology, annotation; contrivance, concoction, cover-up, white lie, whitewashing, Inf. song and dance.v4. shellac, lacquer, enamel, glaze; polish, shine, give a shine to, stain, veneer.5. embellish, adorn, decorate, ornament; elaborate, array, deck, deck out, trap, trap out; emblazon, blazon, bedaub, gild.6. mask, veil, disguise; smooth over, cover up, slick over; color, falsify, alter, doctor up; explain away, excuse, gloss over, gloze, whitewash, extenuate, palliate; apologize, play down, downplay, soft-pedal.
A Note on the Style of the synonym finder. 2014.