POLISHING Antonyms

• the act of soiling something

• a harsh noise made by scraping

• (histology) the use of a dye to color specimens for microscopic study

• the act of spotting or staining something

• a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)

• mar or spoil the appearance of

• mar or impair with a flaw

• add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective

• lacking in liveliness or animation

• emitting or reflecting very little light

• not keenly felt

• not having a sharp edge or point

• being or made softer or less loud or clear

• so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

• (of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted

• slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

• (of business) not active or brisk

• blunted in responsiveness or sensibility

• not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft

• darkened with overcast

• make dull in appearance

• become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness

• deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

• make numb or insensitive

• make dull or blunt

• become less interesting or attractive

• make less lively or vigorous

• a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)

• the month following February and preceding April

• make imperfect

• destroy or injure severely

• make rough or rougher

• a slipper that has no fitting around the heel

• the act of scuffing (scraping or dragging the feet)

• walk without lifting the feet

• get or become scuffed

• mar by scuffing

• poke at with the foot or toe

• a smoky fire to drive away insects

• a blemish made by dirt

• make a smudge on; soil by smudging

• discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation

• make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically