spruced up

A form of spruce up — To dress or arrange smartly, elegantly, and neatly; to smarten.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of spruce up

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivedressed in fancy or formal clothing

Similar
dresseddressed-updressed to the ninesdressed to killdolled upspiffed uptogged upclothedclad
Also see
dresseddressed to killdressed to the nines

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

spruced up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spruced%20up

MLA

“spruced up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spruced%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spruced up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spruced%20up.

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