Antonyms of adj unpolished

2 senses of unpolished

Sense 1
unpolished (vs. polished) -- (not carefully reworked or perfected or made smooth by polishing; "dull unpolished shoes")

polished (vs. unpolished) -- (perfected or made shiny and smooth; "his polished prose"; "in a freshly ironed dress and polished shoes"; "freshly polished silver")
        => bright, burnished, lustrous, shining, shiny -- (made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; "bright silver candlesticks"; "a burnished brass knocker"; "she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves"; "rows of shining glasses"; "shiny black patents")
        => finished -- ((of skills or the products of skills) brought to or having the greatest excellence; perfected; "a dazzling and finished piece of writing"; "a finished violinist")

Sense 2
gauche, graceless, unpolished -- (lacking social polish; "too gauche to leave the room when the conversation became intimate"; "their excellent manners always made me feel gauche")

INDIRECT (VIA inelegant) -> elegant -- (refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style; "elegant handwriting"; "an elegant dark suit"; "she was elegant to her fingertips"; "small churches with elegant white spires"; "an elegant mathematical solution--simple and precise and lucid")

Similarity of adj unpolished

2 senses of unpolished

Sense 1
unpolished (vs. polished) -- (not carefully reworked or perfected or made smooth by polishing; "dull unpolished shoes")
       => raw -- (untempered and unrefined; "raw talent"; "raw beauty")
       => rough -- (not perfected; "a rough draft"; "a few rough sketches")
       => unburnished -- (of metals e.g.; not made shiny and smooth by friction)
          Also See-> dull#2; unrefined#2

Sense 2
gauche, graceless, unpolished -- (lacking social polish; "too gauche to leave the room when the conversation became intimate"; "their excellent manners always made me feel gauche")
       => inelegant (vs. elegant) -- (lacking in refinement or grace or good taste)

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