Synonyms for furbish

Most common

polish · shine · buff · burnish · repair · renew · garnish · scour

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To polish or burnish.

Related words

Phrases

furbish up

Forms

Past participle

furbished
e.g. furbished → burnished, polished, buffed, shined…

Example sentences

• polish These sentences in Polish have different meanings.
• shine The stars shine brightly in the vastness of space.
• buff Ziri and Skura didn't know that Yanni was a film buff.
• burnish The company is trying to burnish its image after the scandal.
• repair After his knee repair, he could walk without pain.
• renew Are you going to renew your lease when it expires?

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

rub¹, wax¹

4 letters

buff¹

5 letters

shine¹, renew², gloss¹, glaze¹, scour²

6 letters

repair², polish², revamp²

7 letters

varnish², garnish², burnish²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (renew² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

fourbir

Català

brunyir