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Antonyms for smooth over
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : smooth |
Phonetic Transcription : smuð |
- advance
- aggravate
- agitate
- allow
- anger
- arouse
- clear up
- destroy
- disarrange
- distress
- disturb
- dull
- encourage
- excite
- expose
- help
- incite
- intensify
- irritate
- let go
- make worse
- mess up
- misinform
- move
- open
- provoke
- question
- release
- reveal
- rouse
- show
- start
- strip
- trouble
- uncover
- unmask
- unsettle
- upset
- worry
- worsen
Definition of smooth over
Origin :- Old English smoð "smooth, serene, calm," variant of smeðe "free from roughness, not harsh, polished; soft; suave; agreeable," of unknown origin and with no known cognates. Of words, looks, "pleasant, polite, sincere" late 14c., but later "flattering, insinuating" (mid-15c.). Slang meaning "superior, classy, clever" is attested from 1893. Sense of "stylish" is from 1922.
- Smooth-bore in reference to guns is from 1812. smooth talk (v.) is recorded from 1950. A 1599 dictionary has smoothboots "a flatterer, a faire spoken man, a cunning tongued fellow." The usual Old English form was smeðe, and there is a dialectal smeeth found in places names, e.g. Smithfield, Smedley.
- As in iron out : verb reconcile a situation
- As in pacify : verb make peaceful; appease
- As in still : verb make quiet, motionless, calm
- As in gloss : verb conceal truth
- Smooth over with a knife dipped in hot water, and score with a knife.
- Extract from : « The Skilful Cook » by Mary Harrison
- You may call him a liar, and smooth over the incident by the same means.
- Extract from : « Nights in London » by Thomas Burke
- In other words, he was going to try and smooth over his despicable behaviour.
- Extract from : « Burr Junior » by G. Manville Fenn
- They abound in choice phrases and so are in effect content to smooth over the commonplace with a not indecorous make-up.
- Extract from : « An Essay on True and Apparent Beauty in which from Settled Principles is Rendered the Grounds for Choosing and Rejecting Epigrams » by Pierre Nicole
- Each day brought some new ruffle that required all her wit to smooth over.
- Extract from : « Hope Hathaway » by Frances Parker
- These know how to smooth over the difficulties of an affair, and to find the means of eluding custom by some indirect advantage.
- Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire
- Mrs. Dean was too high-principled a woman to attempt to smooth over her own childs offences.
- Extract from : « Marjorie Dean, High School Junior » by Pauline Lester
- Spread it smooth over the whole pan, put on a cover that you've heated, and let the cake cook four minutes.
- Extract from : « Ethel Morton's Enterprise » by Mabell S.C. Smith
- Mr. King had rather, at any time, smooth over a quarrel, than increase the exasperation by dealing sternly with its causes.
- Extract from : « The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 » by J. T. Headley.
- They tried to smooth over the situation, but I would listen to none of them, and Johnson at last drove on.
- Extract from : « The Affair at the Inn » by Kate Douglas Wiggin
Synonyms for smooth over
- agree
- allay
- alleviate
- ameliorate
- appease
- arbitrate
- arrest
- assuage
- balm
- becalm
- belie
- bury the hatchet
- butter up
- calm
- camouflage
- chasten
- choke
- clear up
- compose
- compromise
- con
- conciliate
- cool
- cover up
- deacon
- decrease volume
- disguise
- doctor
- dulcify
- eliminate
- eradicate
- erase
- expedite
- explain
- extenuate
- falsify
- fix
- fix up
- gag
- get rid of
- grease
- harmonize
- hide
- hush
- justify
- kiss and make up
- lay back
- lull
- make peace
- mask
- misrepresent
- mitigate
- moderate
- mollify
- muffle
- muzzle
- negotiate
- pacificate
- pacify
- palliate
- placate
- propitiate
- put right
- put the lid on
- qualify
- quell
- quiet
- quieten
- rationalize
- reach agreement
- relieve
- repress
- resolve
- settle
- settle differences
- shush
- shut down
- shut up
- silence
- simplify
- slack
- smooth
- smooth over
- soft-pedal
- soften
- soothe
- sort out
- square
- squash
- squelch
- stall
- still
- stop
- straighten out
- stroke
- subdue
- sugarcoat
- sweeten
- take the edge off
- tame
- temper
- tranquilize
- unravel
- varnish
- veil
- veneer
- white
- whiten
- whitewash
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