POLISHED: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for POLISHED?

Need another word that means the same as “polished”? Find 52 synonyms and 30 related words for “polished” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Polished” are: milled, dressed, refined, urbane, shiny, shining, bright, glossy, gleaming, lustrous, expert, accomplished, masterly, masterful, skilful, skilled, clever, proficient, adept, deft, adroit, dexterous, impeccable, flawless, faultless, perfect, consummate, exquisite, outstanding, excellent, superb, superlative, remarkable, first-rate, fine, talented, gifted, cultivated, civilized, civil, well bred, polite, courteous, well mannered, genteel, decorous, proper, respectable, courtly, suave, sophisticated, seemly

Polished as an Adjective

Definitions of "Polished" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “polished” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience.
• (of rice) having had the outer husk removed during milling.
• To trim and smooth.
• Accomplished and skilful.
• Refined, sophisticated, or elegant.
• Having the husk or outer layers removed.
• Shiny as a result of being rubbed.
• (of lumber or stone) to trim and smooth.
• Perfected or made shiny and smooth.
• (of grains especially rice) having the husk or outer layers removed.

Synonyms of "Polished" as an adjective (52 Words)

accomplished	Well educated and having good social skills. An accomplished pianist.
adept	Very skilled or proficient at something. An adept juggler.
adroit	Quick or skillful or adept in action or thought. An exceptionally adroit pianist.
bright	Not made dim or less bright. A bright tie.
civil	Relating to civil law. Civil aviation.
civilized	Polite and well-mannered. A civilized society.
clever	Healthy or well. He taught the dog to perform some very clever tricks.
consummate	Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers. A consummate fool.
courteous	Characterized by courtesy and gracious good manners-Francis Bacon. She was courteous and obliging to all.
courtly	Refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court. He gave a courtly bow.
cultivated	Prepared for raising crops by plowing or fertilizing. Cultivated speech.
decorous	According with custom or propriety. Charlotte gave David a decorous kiss.
deft	Skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands. A deft waiter.
dexterous	Skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands. Dexterous of hand and inventive of mind.
dressed	Dressed in fancy or formal clothing. She was always beautifully dressed.
excellent	Extremely good; outstanding. Their results are excellent.
expert	Of or relating to or requiring special knowledge to be understood. He had received expert academic advice.
exquisite	Intense or sharp. Suffered exquisite pain.
faultless	Without fault or error. Faultless logic.
fine	Characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment. A fine distinction.
first-rate	Of the highest quality.
flawless	Without a flaw. A British accent that was almost flawless.
genteel	Characterized by exaggerated or affected politeness, refinement, or respectability. Her genteel upbringing.
gifted	Endowed with talent or talents. A gifted writer.
gleaming	(of a smooth surface) reflecting light, typically because very clean or polished. Gleaming black limousines.
glossy	Having a surface made smooth and glossy especially by pressing between rollers. The horse s glossy coat.
impeccable	Not capable of sin. He had impeccable manners.
lustrous	Made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow. Lustrous auburn hair.
masterful	Performed or performing very skilfully. Masterful technique.
masterly	Having or revealing supreme mastery or skill. A masterly performance of the sonata.
milled	(of a coin) having regular ribbed markings on the edge as a protection against illegal clipping. A bag containing a thousand Spanish milled dollars.
outstanding	Exceptionally good. Julian s outstanding debts.
perfect	Of a tense denoting a completed action or a state or habitual action which began in the past The perfect tense is formed in English with have or has and the past participle as in they have eaten and they have been eating present perfect they had eaten past perfect and they will have eaten future perfect. The perfect present for golfers everywhere.
polite	Showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc. Polite society.
proficient	Competent or skilled in doing or using something. A proficient engineer.
proper	Denoting something that is truly what it is said or regarded to be; genuine. His claim is connected with the deed proper.
refined	Freed from impurities by processing. She was delicate and refined and unused to hardship.
remarkable	Worthy of attention because interesting, significant, or unusual. A remarkable achievement.
respectable	Of some merit or importance. America s GDP grew by a respectable 2 6 per cent.
seemly	Conforming to accepted notions of propriety or good taste; decorous. I felt it was not seemly to observe too closely.
shining	Reflecting light. He has set a shining example with his model behaviour.
shiny	Having a shiny surface or coating. Saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet.
skilful	Having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude. A skilful midfielder.
skilled	Based on or proceeding from the ability to do something well. A skilled surgeon has many years of training and experience.
sophisticated	Appealing to or frequented by people who are sophisticated. Highly sophisticated computer systems.
suave	Having a sophisticated charm. All the waiters were suave and deferential.
superb	Used in names of birds with attractive or colourful plumage e g superb lyrebird. A superb actor.
superlative	Of the highest quality or degree. A superlative piece of skill.
talented	Endowed with talent or talents. A talented young musician.
urbane	Showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience. Urbane wit was the mark of taste and cultivation.
well bred	In good health especially after having suffered illness or injury.
well mannered	Wise or advantageous and hence advisable.

Usage Examples of "Polished" as an adjective

• Freshly polished silver.
• His polished performance in the film.
• In a freshly ironed dress and polished shoes.
• His polished manner.
• Polished rice.
• A polished mahogany table.
• His polished prose.
• He was polished and charming.

Associations of "Polished" (30 Words)

beam	Express with a beaming face or smile. The watertight skin and deck were put on over this framework of ribs and beams.
bright	Brightly. Some children are brighter in one subject than another.
brightly	In a cheerful and lively way. A very brightly patterned floral jumper.
brightness	The quality or state of giving out or reflecting light. There s so much light and brightness in their faces.
brilliantly	In an impressive or outstanding way; very well. She succeeded brilliantly.
dazzling	Shining intensely. The sunlight was dazzling.
glimmer	A faint or wavering light. There is one glimmer of hope for Becky.
glisten	Be shiny, as if wet. His cheeks glistened with tears.
glistening	Reflecting light. Glistening bodies of swimmers.
glossy	A photograph printed on glossy paper. A 16 page glossy brochure.
illumine	Enlighten (someone) spiritually or intellectually. He moved her lamp so that her face was illumined.
lucent	Glowing with or giving off light. The moon was lucent in the background.
luminosity	Luminous quality. Acrylic colours retain freshness and luminosity.
luminous	Relating to light as it is perceived by the eye, rather than in terms of its actual energy. A luminous glow.
luster	A quality that outshines the usual.
lustrous	Brilliant. Lustrous actors of the time.
opalescence	The visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface.
phosphorescent	Emitting light without appreciable heat as by slow oxidation of phosphorous. The phosphorescent glow of decaying wood.
polish	Improve or perfect by pruning or polishing. They performed with great polish.
radiance	The quality of being bright and sending out rays of light. The radiance of the sunset dwindled and died.
radiant	A radiant point. A radiant heater.
sheen	Shine or cause to shine softly. Her black hair sheened in the sun.
shine	Make a surface shine. My hair has lost its shine.
shining	The work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it. Shining white enamel.
shiny	Having a shiny surface or coating. Shiny black shoes.
sleek	Well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well-groomed. His sleek black car slid through the traffic.
slick	Make slick or smooth. He could feel the slickness of the tiller.
sparkling	Used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide. Sparkling eyes.
twinkle	(of a person’s eyes) sparkle, especially with amusement. The smile made her face crease and her eyes twinkle.
vitreous	Having the surface made shiny and nonporous by fusing a vitreous solution to it. Hard vitreous china used for plumbing fixtures.