spiced up
Added some zing
Spiced up means made more interesting, lively, or exciting.
The phrase comes from adding spices to food for flavor, extended to anything that needs enlivening: They spiced up the presentation with video clips, She spiced up her outfit with bold jewelry.
Often suggests adding excitement to something dull or routine.
- seasonedFlavored or battle-tested
- energizedMade lively and alert
- flavoredGiven added taste
- enlivenedMade more spirited
- embellishedDecorated or exaggerated
jazzed · punched up · piquant · intensified · electrified · thrilling · amplified · enhanced · invigorated · hyped · dramatized · zesty · enriched · tangy · animated · infused · boosted · herbed
spiced upunseasoned
Lacking flavor or experience
plain · unflavored · tasteless · flavorless · unspiced
spiced upstripped down
Simplified to basics
simplified · left alone · unembellished · unadorned · pared down
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