to freshen up

Examples

• All

• If you need to freshen up, the bathroom's over there.

  Fiction book (2000)

• We're going up to the room to freshen up.

  Prom Night (2008)

• So I like to get up, freshen up, have a good breakfast.

  Anything Goes With James English

• Oh, all right, freshen up, a little water on the face.

  Big House (2020)

• - Oh, would you ladies like to freshen up?

  The Domination of the Becoming (2018)

• Mind if I freshen up first?

  Haywire (2011)

• I really should freshen up, though.

  Melinda and Melinda (2004)

• Let me just freshen up.

  Gabriel (2007)

• I need to freshen up as soon as possible.

  Fiction book (1995)

• Vanessa just went back to her hotel to freshen up and Dan joined me for some lunch.

Synonyms

W

to wash

vsto freshen up

934 1.0

To clean something with water, often using soap

limits use to quick personal cleaning to look or feel more presentable

C

to clean up

vsto freshen up

70 2.0

To wash and make yourself look neat

focuses on quick washing or tidying to seem refreshed rather than thorough cleaning

F

to freshen

vsto freshen up

67 2.7

Make something or yourself smell and feel clean

is specifically about washing or tidying oneself to appear presentable

W

to wash up

vsto freshen up

56 1.0

To wash your hands and face to get clean

is broader, covering washing or tidying to feel more presentable

R

to refresh

vsto freshen up

43 2.8

Make someone or something feel full of energy and less tired

focuses on washing or tidying actions to improve appearance or freshness

S

to spruce

vsto freshen up

• Informal

29 4.1

To make a place or person look neat and smart

is about quick cleaning or tidying to improve appearance, not full styling

C

to cleanse

vsto freshen up

28 3.0

Remove dirt and germs from a person's body by washing

is about washing or tidying oneself to appear more refreshed and presentable

S

to spruce up

vsto freshen up

• Informal

25 3.8

To make yourself or a place look cleaner and nicer

emphasizes washing or tidying to feel refreshed rather than styling

S

to smarten up

vsto freshen up

• Informal

4 4.8

Make yourself or a place look neater and more stylish

focuses on washing or grooming to be presentable rather than changing style

S

to spiff up

vsto freshen up

• Informal

3 7.2

Make a person or place look neater and nicer by cleaning and adding small things

is mainly about quick cleaning and tidying to feel refreshed and presentable

R

to refreshen

vsto freshen up

• Archaic

3 4.3

To make something feel new and alive again

refers more to cleaning oneself to look or feel freshly presentable

Antonyms

N

neglect

94 3.5

Not caring for someone or something that needs care

M

to mess up

• Informal

5 3.0

To make something untidy, dirty, or not in the right place

How Refreshed

to freshen up

• Informal

45 3.4

to wash

934 1.0

to spruce up

• Informal

25 3.8

to tidy up

• Informal

36 1.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology