smarten
Make more presentable
To smarten is to make neater or more stylish in appearance.
The word usually appears with "up": Smarten up before the interview.
Beyond appearance, to smarten up can mean to become more alert or sensible: You'd better smarten up if you want to keep this job.
British English uses it more than American.
Make keener or finer
- quickenTo accelerate or animate
- wiseShowing good judgment
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- astuteMentally sharp, discerning
keen · clever · savvy · perceptive · sharp · acute · discerning · aware
Free from clutter
- neatenMake orderly
- groomBetrothed man; stable worker
- primpGroom oneself fastidiously
- spruceNeat; also a conifer
freshen · polish · sleek · sharp · dapper · snazzy · spiffy · tailored
sharpen
Make keener or finer
astute · keen · clever · savvy · perceptive · sharp · acute · discerning · aware · bright
tidy
Free from clutter
spruce · freshen · polish · sleek · sharp · dapper · snazzy · spiffy · tailored · groomed
stylish
Fashionably elegant
- chicTasteful, current flair
- fashionableCurrently in style
- trendyCurrently in vogue
elegant · sophisticated · dapper · svelte · sartorial · bespoke · designer · haute · modish · swank
quicken
To accelerate or animate
- accelerateIncrease in velocity
- hastenTo accelerate or rush
- speedRate of motion
brisk · liven · perk · energize · invigorate · pick up · step up · hurry · hustle · animate
- smart bombSelf-guided explosive weapon
- smart aleckAnnoyingly self-satisfied quipper
- smart doorbellInternet-connected entrance camera
- smart keyWireless vehicle access device
- smart cookieShrewd, capable person
- smarty pantsSmugly intelligent person
smart, smarting, smartest, smarty, smarter, smartly, smartness, smarted, smartened