sex up
Add allure to
Sex up means to make something more exciting, appealing, or attractive—often by adding sensational elements or embellishing details.
The phrase commonly describes enhancing presentations, reports, or media to grab attention: They sexed up the dossier to make the threat seem more urgent.
It can also mean making someone or something literally sexier: She sexed up her outfit for the party.
Increase in quality
- exaggerateOverstate beyond truth
- sensationalizeExaggerate for impact
- hypeExaggerated promotional fanfare
- dramatizeDepict with heightened emotion
overstate · amplify · embroider · elaborate · spin · inflate · oversell · romanticize
Powerfully attractive, tempting
- provocativeMeant to provoke response
- alluringPowerfully appealing
- titillatingPleasurably stimulating, often sensually
- tantalizingTeasingly attractive, frustratingly desirable
enticing · sultry · risqué · racy · suggestive · flirtatious · steamy · sensual
enhance
Increase in quality
- exaggerateOverstate beyond truth
- sensationalizeExaggerate for impact
- hypeExaggerated promotional fanfare
dramatize · overstate · amplify · embroider · elaborate · spin · inflate · oversell · romanticize · color
seductive
Powerfully attractive, tempting
- provocativeMeant to provoke response
- alluringPowerfully appealing
- titillatingPleasurably stimulating, often sensually
tantalizing · enticing · sultry · risqué · racy · suggestive · flirtatious · steamy · sensual · come-hither
sex uptone down
Reduce intensity or volume
desexualize · dampen · flatten · take the edge off · neuter
sex uptone down
Reduce intensity or volume
downplay · understate · play down · de-emphasize · mute
sex uptone down
Reduce intensity or volume
desexualize · dress down · cover up · deglamorize · uglify
sexual, pansexual, bisexual, asexual, sexually, sexualize, nonsexual, sexualizing, sexualization