Thesaurus / smarten up
FEEDBACK- brighten
- buff
- burnish
- clean
- glaze
- gloss
- improve
- recondition
- refurbish
- rehabilitate
- renew
- restore
- rub
- shine
- deck out
- fix up
- gussy up
- spruce up
- comb
- educate
- prim
- tend
- brush
- clean
- coach
- curry
- dress
- drill
- nurture
- preen
- prep
- prime
- primp
- ready
- refine
- refresh
- sleek
- tidy
- train
- lick into shape
- make attractive
- make presentable
- pretty up
- put through grind
- put through mill
- rub down
- shape up
- slick up
- spiff up
- spruce up
- turn out
- rectify
- uncoil
- align
- arrange
- compose
- correct
- even
- level
- neaten
- order
- tidy
- unbend
- uncurl
- unfold
- unravel
- unsnarl
- untwist
- make plumb
- make straight
- put in order
- put perpendicular
- put straight
- put to rights
- put upright
- put vertical
- set to rights
- spruce up
On this page you'll find 115 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to smarten up, such as: deck out, fix up, gussy up, preen, primp, and put on best clothes.
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How to use smarten up in a sentence
The next day we had to smarten up and get ready for the Brigadier-General, who was going to inspect us.
INTO THE JAWS OF DEATHJACK O'BRIENNext day he sent for the senior officer, and after a short talk with him told him to smarten up his subaltern.
GENERAL GATACREBEATRIX GATACREThe guide suggested that we smarten up our gait, and we put the horses to a canter.
A LITTLE UNION SCOUTJOEL CHANDLER HARRISThat did not take her half-an-hour, but when she came down the woman had done her best to smarten up her room.
MOTHER MEGCATHARINE SHAWAt the tavern, where we went to smarten up and to eat, we chanced upon Gregory.
THE CAVALIERGEORGE WASHINGTON CABLEI had done my best to smarten up my uniform, and make all my accoutrements bright and glistening.
HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, VOLUME 1, NO. 3, AUGUST, 1850.VARIOUSBut I've got a hunch that if we play dumb at first, then smarten up slowly, we can make him feel that he's done it for us.
DANGER IN DEEP SPACECAREY ROCKWELLTake my word for it, George, Ox Lease will have to smarten up a bit for this young lady.
SIX PLAYSFLORENCE HENRIETTA DARWINWORDS RELATED TO SMARTEN UP
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