to spice up

Examples

• All

• All the more reason to spice it up.

  Fiction book (1995)

• Can you help us spice up our Turkey day?

• You gotta spice it up.

  Some Guy Who Kills People (2011)

• Well, that might spice things up.

  Short Cuts (1993)

• But what I really think would spice up the entire experience is... food!

  Blog text (6)

• We meet once every two months or so, and this would spice it up!

  Blog text (33)

• For this reason, it's important to really spice up your creativity.

  Blog text (28)

• Garden fountains are a great way to spice up your garden.

  Blog text (29)

• It's a delightful dish to spice up the weekdays.

• She wanted to spice up the marriage by having boudoir photographs taken.

Synonyms

H

to heat up

vsto spice up

80 3.4

To become more intense or make a situation more intense

adds interest but does not necessarily stress growing intensity

S

to spice

vsto spice up

• Informal

45 3.6

To make something more interesting and lively

is the everyday term used for that same action

M

to mix it up

vsto spice up

• Informal

32 3.5

Change your routine to make it more interesting

aims at adding interest rather than only changing the routine itself

S

to shake things up

vsto spice up

• Informal

28 4.2

Make big changes to try to create excitement or improvement

involves smaller acts of adding interest rather than large scale change

L

to liven

vsto spice up

20 3.6

To make something more exciting or interesting

is the straightforward act of adding interest rather than deep change

L

to liven up

vsto spice up

• Informal

19 3.9

To make or become more active and interesting

focuses on adding interest rather than changing intensity or structure

J

to jazz up

vsto spice up

• Informal

9 5.1

Make something more interesting and lively, like a room or outfit

is the common neutral expression for that same change

J

to juice up

vsto spice up

• Informal

8 6.7

Make an event like a party more lively and exciting

is a general phrase for making things more interesting rather than intense

E

to enliven

vsto spice up

8 4.1

Make something more active and interesting

is a broader casual way to describe making things more lively

P

to pep

vsto spice up

• Informal

6 4.9

To make someone or something more lively

focuses on general interest rather than personal energy alone

P

to pep up

vsto spice up

• Informal

3 4.1

Make someone or something more lively and interesting

is the usual way to add interest without implying speed or repair

H

to hot up

vsto spice up

• UK

2 7.7

To become more active or exciting in a situation

is used for adding interest without focusing on rising intensity

V

to vivify

vsto spice up

• Formal

1 8.2

To make something more lively or bright

is the plain everyday action of adding interest rather than vividness

V

to vamp up

vsto spice up

• Informal

1 8.1

To make something more attractive by adding new parts

means making something more interesting but not by repairing or rebuilding

G

to ginger up

vsto spice up

• Informal

1 8.1

To make something more lively or exciting

is the neutral expression for adding interest without informal tone

K

to kick up excitement

vsto spice up

4.4

Make people more interested and eager about something

aims at making things more interesting rather than stirring strong enthusiasm

Antonyms

B

boring

792 1.0

Not interesting and making you feel tired or impatient

D

dull

169 1.3

Not interesting or lively

How Exciting

to transform

478 3.4

to spice up

• Informal

38 3.9

to liven up

• Informal

19 3.9

to improve

∞ 1.0

tweak

35 3.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology