smarten (up) (Meaning)

smarten (up)

to become more intelligent or aware, to make (someone or something) neat and attractive, to make (someone or something) smarter or more aware

She decided to smarten up her appearance for the job interview.
The old house was in need of some smartening up to make it more appealing.
He knew he needed to smarten up his act if he wanted to impress his boss.
The company asked its employees to smarten up their attire for the client meeting.
The team needed to smarten up their strategy if they wanted to meet their goals.
She felt embarrassed because she didn't smarten up her room before the guests arrived.
The presentation wasn't very informative, so the speaker needed to smarten it up before delivering it again.
The child's appearance was untidy, prompting his parents to ask him to smarten up.
The room looked drab, so they decided to smarten it up with some new paint and furniture.
The project was poorly executed, so the team had to smarten up their approach to complete it successfully.

to become more intelligent or aware, to make (someone or something) neat and attractive, to make (someone or something) smarter or more aware

dress up, prink,primp, tog (out or up), doll up, preen, rig (out), deck, garment, costume

No antonyms found.

She decided to smarten up her appearance for the job interview.

The old house was in need of some smartening up to make it more appealing.

He knew he needed to smarten up his act if he wanted to impress his boss.

The company asked its employees to smarten up their attire for the client meeting.