spices up
Makes more exciting
To spice up is to add interest, excitement, or variety to something that has become dull or routine: We need to spice up our marketing campaign, She spiced up the presentation with some humor.
The metaphor comes from adding spices to bland food—a little goes a long way toward making things more flavorful.
- livenAdd energy to
- flavorsDistinct taste qualities
- enrichImprove by adding value
- invigorateTo fill with energy
- turns up the heatIncreases intensity or pressure
intensify · piques · zesting · dramatizing · enhance · surprising · stimulates · captivating · refreshing · transforming · embellishing · energizing · seasoning · thrilling · garnishing · innovating · infusing · mixes it up
spices upbores
Drills or tires
deadens · takes the edge off · puts to sleep · flattens · stales
spices updumbs down
Lowers intellectual level
simplifies · homogenizes · strips down · makes plain · standardizes