smartening
Making more presentable
Smartening is the process of making something neater, tidier, or more presentable.
Most often used with "up": The neighborhood is smartening up with new storefronts and fresh paint.
It can refer to physical appearance—She spent the morning smartening herself up for the interview—or to improving something's quality or style.
Self-care for appearance
- tidyingMaking spaces orderly
- neateningMaking more orderly
- sprucingMaking more presentable
- preeningGrooming with vanity
primping · freshening · polishing · brushing · combing · straightening · smoothing · pressing
Removing unwanted elements
- enhancingIncreasing quality or value
- elevatingLifting to higher level
- sharpeningMaking more cutting
- honingGradual sharpening or refining
perfecting · polishing · bettering · upgrading · advancing · optimizing · streamlining · modernizing
First felt fetal movement
- hasteningCausing to occur sooner
- acceleratingIncreasing in speed
- speedingExceeding posted velocity limits
- liveningMaking more spirited
enlivening · invigorating · energizing · picking up · stepping up · intensifying · galvanizing · spurring
grooming
Self-care for appearance
preening · primping · freshening · polishing · brushing · combing · straightening · smoothing · pressing · ironing
refining
Removing unwanted elements
- enhancingIncreasing quality or value
- elevatingLifting to higher level
- sharpeningMaking more cutting
honing · perfecting · polishing · bettering · upgrading · advancing · optimizing · streamlining · modernizing · revamping
quickening
First felt fetal movement
- hasteningCausing to occur sooner
- acceleratingIncreasing in speed
- speedingExceeding posted velocity limits
livening · enlivening · invigorating · energizing · picking up · stepping up · intensifying · galvanizing · spurring · rallying
- sprucing upbeautifying, freshening, freshening up, grooming, primping
smarteningdisheveling
Making untidy or disordered
messing up · rumpling · untidying · scuffing · wrinkling
smarteningneglecting
Failing to attend to
deteriorating · degrading · slackening · slumping · declining
smarteningslowing
Decreasing in velocity
decelerating · slackening · lagging · dawdling · dragging
- smartening upMaking more presentable
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