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pretty up

VERB

exaggerate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amplify distort emphasize fabricate falsify heighten inflate magnify misrepresent overdo overdraw overemphasize overestimate

STRONG

boast boost brag caricature color corrupt embroider enlarge exalt expand fudge hike hyperbolize intensify lie misquote pad puff pyramid romance romanticize scam stretch up

WEAK

blow out of proportion build up cook up go to extremes lay it on thick loud talk make too much of misreport put on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

compress contract decrease ignore lessen play down

STRONG

abridge be modest deprecate lower reduce shrink

WEAK

depreciate minimize understate

VERB

groom

Synonyms

STRONGEST

comb educate prim tend

STRONG

brush clean coach curry dress drill nurture preen prep prime primp ready refine refresh sleek tidy train

WEAK

lick into shape make attractive make presentable put through grind put through mill rub down shape up slick up smarten up spiff up spruce up turn out

Antonyms

STRONG

damage dirty forget mess up neglect ruin

WEAK

ignore

VERB

trim

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adorn dress embroider

STRONG

array beautify bedeck deck embellish emblazon garnish ornament prank prink spangle

WEAK

beribbon dress up spruce up

Antonyms

STRONG

deface disfigure harm mar spoil

Example Sentences

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“It sure is pretty up here though, isn’t it?”

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2024

I grew up in Arizona all my life, and I thought I was pretty up to date on the Colorado River, and yet when I encountered these women’s names, I had never heard them before.

From Scientific American • Jun. 5, 2023

But after seven years of this, there's little chance they can hide that they're trying to pretty up a pig.

From Salon • Nov. 17, 2022

But a Kraken is a mythical creature, so it ranks pretty up there in most ferocious team names, mascot-fighting wise.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 3, 2021

I had never seen a house decorated with tree branches to celebrate the birth of the baby Jesus, but it did pretty up the place.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson

pretty up

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