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put in shape

VERB
sort
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arrange catalogue categorize comb cull separate sift
STRONG
assort choose class classify distribute divide file grade group order peg pick pigeonhole rank riddle screen select systematize tab typecast winnow
WEAK
button down put down as put down for put in order put to rights size up
Antonyms
STRONG
collect disarrange disorder disorganize gather hold keep maintain mix up refuse reject scatter
VERB
tidy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fix up spruce spruce up
STRONG
clean frame groom neaten order police straighten tauten
WEAK
clear the decks get act together pull together put in good shape put in order put to rights shape up straighten up whip into shape
Antonyms
WEAK
dirty dishevel disorder disorganize jumble litter
VERB
trig
Synonyms
STRONG
clean frame groom order police spruce trim
WEAK
clear the decks fix up freshen get act together neaten pull together put in good shape put in order put to rights shape up slick up spruce up straighten straighten up tauten whip into shape

Example Sentences

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Whereas the PSG Luis Enrique inherited was a collection of broken parts, the pieces he has put in shape now fit neatly.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

A small vacant mill was bought, 13 ancient knitting machines were put in shape and Colony Hosiery went into production.

From Time Magazine Archive

But General Sir Bernard Law Montgomery was ahead of his supplies, and he may have to pause until Tripoli is put in shape to serve him as a base.

From Time Magazine Archive

So comparatively peaceful is China this spring that President Chiang Kai-shek has at last had time to put in shape a Constitution and Bill of Rights—something Chinese have never had.

From Time Magazine Archive

I don't want him to come back here in six months sniveling to be put in shape again.

From Twelve Men by Dreiser, Theodore