BRUSHED Synonyms: 115 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of brushed

as in rubbed

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verb (1)

past tense of brush

as in flowed

to move or proceed smoothly and readily a pop star brushing past a crowd of autograph seekers

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brushed

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verb (2)

past tense of brush

as in kissed

to pass lightly across or touch gently especially in passing spiderwebs brushed her cheek as she walked through the basement

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Recent Examples of brushed

Adjective

Made with brushed microfiber that’s soft to the touch, each 20x30-inch queen-sized pillowcase is shrink- and fade-resistant, and comes in a variety of colors, too. — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Sep. 2025 The brushed interior feels soft directly against the skin, allowing this piece to be worn on its own, to boot. — Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 20 Jan. 2023

Verb

Jansen was beaten through the gate by a Hazlewood nip-backer on 35, and Simon Harmer went in the same over to a riser that brushed his glove and shoulder and that Carey had to leap high for. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026 Across campus, students raised trembling voices, burst into applause, and brushed away tears. — Jeannine Chiang, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for brushed

Recent Examples of Synonyms for brushed

Adjective

Birkin’s bag was black box, a kind of calf leather, with gilded brass hardware, fashioned in a rectangular shape with saddle stitching and a burnished flap embossed with the initials JB.

— Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 19 Oct. 2026
One imagines her sweeping through arched thresholds, the click-clack of heels echoing across the burnished parquet, or presiding over feasts at the baronial dining table.

— Donna Hardie-Scott, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of burnished

Verb

From there, wine flowed as attendees tucked into filet mignon and sea bass while chatting across large burgundy floral centerpieces.

— Emily Tannenbaum, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026
While the broader economy has grown at a healthy rate, the gains have disproportionately flowed to the wealthiest households.

— Josephine Murphy, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of flowed

Verb

Osment and Jordan’s characters first kissed in season 5, when the actress was 29 and the actor was 18.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Oct. 2026
According to Miltenberg, Doe kissed his client first and did not see her drinking alcohol or doing drugs.

— Michael Ruiz , Bryan Llenas, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of kissed

Adjective

When glossy, spoon mixture into a sandwich bag, pushing the mixture to the corner of the bag and twisting the top of the bag to remove any excess air.

— Candy Hom, AJC.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Deep greens sit against warm ochre walls, punctuated by flashes of glossy, nail-varnish-red lacquer.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of glossy

Verb

For the past 15 years, Ishmael Butler and his cast of collaborators have drifted further and further into the outer reaches, deconstructing and reassembling hip-hop, jazz, and kosmische conventions into sprawling, proggy rhapsodies.

— Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
Meta stock plunged after the hyperscaler drifted into negative free cash flow, while China entered bear market territory with Alibaba’s stock dropping 6%, as investors questioned the return on its AI investments.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of drifted

Adjective

But many of the film’s most evocative images, often involving groups of soldiers, handsome and glistening and in varying stages of undress, remain just that — images without a strong connection to the larger storytelling.

— Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Frank O’Hara, with each glistening torso, never fails to tell you something true.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of glistening

Verb

The pinkish squid glided two miles beneath the surface, its long, pale legs trailing from undulating fins, stunning scientists who know remarkably little about its diet, behavior or reproduction.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Merino glided away from challenges to keep Arsenal in control.

— Thom Harris, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

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