Simple meaning
What does Polished mean?
Polished means smooth and well-finished.
Dictionary definition
Clean, smooth, or carefully finished in appearance.
Example sentences
Polished in a sentence
easy
The story used polished to describe what a character was wearing.
medium
In class, we discussed how polished changes the meaning of a description.
hard
The passage gave visual details, and polished helped readers picture the scene.
Synonyms
Words like Polished
itemUse for a thing or piece in a set.
appearanceUse for how something looks.
Antonyms
Opposite words
untidyUse for not neat in appearance.
plainUse for not decorative or detailed.
Word family
Polished word family
Base word
polished
noun
polisheds
Plural form of polished when used as a countable noun.
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What does polished mean?
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