The present invention relates to a polishing composition comprising 30 to 99 wt % of deionized water, 0.1 to 50 wt % of powder of metallic oxide and 0.01 to 20 wt % of cyclic amine. This polishing composition can be used in a chemical mechanical polishing of thin films in integrated circuit manufacturing and has an effect of minimizing the occurrence of microscratches on the thin film after polishing. Thereby it can be applied to the manufacturing process of highly integrated circuits such as Shallow Trench Isolation.