gloss over vs smooth over

gloss over and smooth over both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gloss over	No	No	Yes	No
smooth over	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, gloss over and smooth over are synonyms defined as:

gloss over and smooth over: treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly

Other synonyms of gloss over include skate over, skimp over, slur over.

gloss over (verb)	smooth over (verb)
cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error	treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly
treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly