clean it up

VERB

simplify

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clarify cut down facilitate reduce shorten streamline

STRONG

abridge analyze chasten decipher disentangle disinvolve elucidate explain interpret order unscramble

WEAK

boil down break down break it down clean up clear up cut the frills draw a picture get down to basics get to the meat hit the high spots lay out let daylight in let sunlight in make clear make perfectly clear make plain put in a nutshell put one straight spell out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

grow increase

STRONG

be vague confuse mix up mystify obscure

WEAK

complicate make difficult

Example Sentences

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Ms Higgins started getting messages about the markings, and alongside councillor Fiona Cross, gathered a group of residents to clean it up.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2025

“If it doesn’t earn its keep,” Stephen said with a shrug, “we can always clean it up and put it back on the Free Table.”

From Salon • Aug. 19, 2025

"The brain becomes like a teenager's bedroom, accumulating trash, and when you don't clean it up, it becomes uninhabitable."

From Science Daily • May 21, 2024

It has taken more than a year to clean it up.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2024

I wiped my hands on my jeans and tried to clean it up a bit before offering it to Faith.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx

clean it up

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