Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb spruce_up
2 senses of spruce up
Sense 1
spruce up, spruce, titivate, tittivate, smarten up, slick up, spiff up -- (make neat, smart, or trim; "Spruce up your house for Spring"; "titivate the child")
=> fancify, beautify, embellish, prettify -- (make more beautiful)
Sense 2
spruce up, spruce, slick up, smarten up -- (dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion; "He spruced up for the party")
=> groom, neaten -- (care for one's external appearance; "He is always well-groomed")
Antonyms of adj spruced_up
1 sense of spruced up
Sense 1
dressed (predicate), dressed-up, dressed to the nines (predicate), dressed to kill (predicate), dolled up, spruced up, spiffed up, togged up -- (dressed in fancy or formal clothing)
INDIRECT (VIA clothed) -> unclothed -- (not wearing clothing)
Similarity of adj spruced_up
1 sense of spruced up
Sense 1
dressed (predicate), dressed-up, dressed to the nines (predicate), dressed to kill (predicate), dolled up, spruced up, spiffed up, togged up -- (dressed in fancy or formal clothing)
=> clothed (vs. unclothed), clad -- (wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination; "clothed and in his right mind"- Bible; "proud of her well-clothed family"; "nurses clad in white"; "white-clad nurses")