Another word for neat
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Adjective
In good order or clean condition
- Fixed or fastened firmly in place:
- Stretched or drawn out fully:
- Of such close construction as to be impermeable:
- Attentive to details of dress; meticulously neat.
- Carefully tended or curried:
- Trim and tidy:
- To make neat or tidy by clipping, smoothing, or pruning:
- To remove the excess or unwanted parts from:
- To remove (excess or unwanted parts):
- Smart and trim, as in appearance; neat:
- To make trim or neat, especially in dress:
- Orderly and clean in appearance:
- Given to keeping things clean and in order:
- Adequate; satisfactory:
- Pulled or drawn tight; not slack.
- Flexed or not loose:
- Strained or tense:
- Any of various coniferous evergreen trees of the genus Picea, having flattened or four-angled needlelike leaves, a conic shape, pendulous cones, and soft wood often used for paper pulp.
- Any of various similar or related trees.
- The wood of any of these trees.
- Immaculately clean; spotless:
- Brand-new; fresh.
- Comfortably sheltered and warm; cozy:
- Small but well arranged:
- Closely secured and well built; compact:
- Orderly and neat; tidy:
- Free from disorder; neat or well-arranged:
- Having a systematic arrangement:
- Given to keeping things neat or well-arranged:
Idioms:Well done or executed
- Possessing or exercising skill; expert.
- Characterized by, exhibiting, or requiring skill:
- Quick and skillful; adroit.
- Free from dirt, stain, or impurities; unsoiled:
- Free from foreign matter or pollution; unadulterated:
- Not infected:
- Quick and skillful in body or mind; deft.
Not diluted or mixed with other substances
- Free from other elements; pure:
- Not diluted or mixed with other substances.
- Unadulterated; free from extraneous elements.
- Extending continuously in the same direction without curving:
- Having no waves or bends:
- Not bent or bowed; rigid or erect:
- Having a homogeneous or uniform composition; not mixed:
- Free of dirt, pollutants, infectious agents, or other unwanted elements:
- Containing nothing inappropriate or extraneous:
- Free from obstructions; open; clear:
- Obvious to the perception or mind; evident:
- Not elaborate or complicated; simple:
Particularly excellent
Idioms:See also:
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Another word for neat
Modifier
Clean and orderly
- simple past tense and past participle of spruce up
- Characterized by appropriateness or suitability; fitting:
- Called for by rules or conventions; correct:
- Strictly following rules or conventions, especially in social behavior; seemly:
- Clearly expressed or delineated; definite:
- Exact, as in performance, execution, or amount; accurate or correct:
- Strictly distinguished from others; very:
- Strictly and completely in accord with fact; not deviating from truth or reality:
- Characterized by accurate measurements or inferences with small margins of error; not approximate:
- Characterized by strict adherence to standards or rules:
- Attentive to details of dress; meticulously neat.
- Carefully tended or curried:
- Trim and tidy:
- Conforming to the current fashion; stylish:
- Adopting or setting current fashions and styles; sophisticated:
- The quality or state of being stylish; fashionableness.
- Smart and trim, as in appearance; neat:
- To make trim or neat, especially in dress:
- Showing or acting with extreme care and concern for details.
- Excessively careful and precise.
- Impeccably clean; spotless:
- Free from sin.
- Free from fault or error:
- Immaculately clean; spotless:
- Brand-new; fresh.
- Characterized by or exhibiting refined, tasteful beauty of manner, form, or style.
- Delicately beautiful or charming and usually small:
- Delicious; tasty:
- Fastidious or finicky:
- Pleasing and agreeable in nature:
- Having a pleasant or attractive appearance:
- Exhibiting courtesy and politeness:
- Finicky.
- Perfectly clean:
- Free from flaw or imperfection; impeccable:
- Characterized by, based on, or constituting a system:
- Working or done in a step-by-step manner; methodical:
- Free from disorder; neat or well-arranged:
- Having a systematic arrangement:
- Given to keeping things neat or well-arranged:
- Customary, usual, or normal:
- Orderly, even, or symmetrical:
- In conformity with a fixed procedure, principle, or discipline.
- Arranged or proceeding in regular, systematic order:
- Orderly and systematic in habits or behavior:
- Orderly and neat; tidy:
- To make or put right:
- To remove the errors or mistakes from:
- To indicate or mark the errors in:
- Having or showing intelligence; bright.
- Canny and shrewd in dealings with others:
- Amusingly clever; witty:
- Neatly dressed; trim.
- Very stylish in dress.
- Lively and alert.
- Neat, trim, and smart; dapper.
- Any of various coniferous evergreen trees of the genus Picea, having flattened or four-angled needlelike leaves, a conic shape, pendulous cones, and soft wood often used for paper pulp.
- Any of various similar or related trees.
- The wood of any of these trees.
- Precise or proper to the point of affectation; excessively decorous.
- Strait-laced; prudish.
- Neat and trim:
- To make neat or tidy by clipping, smoothing, or pruning:
- To remove the excess or unwanted parts from:
- To remove (excess or unwanted parts):
- Orderly and clean in appearance:
- Given to keeping things clean and in order:
- Adequate; satisfactory:
- Free from dirt, stain, or impurities; unsoiled:
- Free from foreign matter or pollution; unadulterated:
- Not infected:
See also:Antonyms:Clever; said of something done
- Calling for, requiring, or showing little or no effort.
- Capable of being accomplished or acquired with ease; posing no difficulty:
- Likely to happen by accident or without intention:
- Requiring or exhibiting little effort or endeavor; undemanding:
- Skilled or expert; proficient:
- Acquired or brought to perfection by practice:
- Brought to a state of completion:
- In a state of having completed something:
- Exhibiting a high degree of skill or refinement:
- Characterized by rapid motion; swift.
- Accomplished or arrived at without delay; prompt.
- Very skilled or accomplished.
- A highly skilled person; an expert:
- Characterized by quickness, lightness, and ease of movement; nimble.
- Mentally quick or alert:
- Quick, light, or agile in movement or action; deft:
- Quick, clever, and acute in devising or understanding:
- Exhibiting art or skill:
- Skillful in accomplishing a purpose, especially by the use of cunning or craft.
- Artificial.
- Moving or functioning rapidly and energetically; speedy:
- Learning, thinking, or understanding with speed and dexterity; bright:
- Perceiving or responding with speed and sensitivity; keen:
- Prepared or available for service, action, or progress:
- Mentally disposed; willing:
- Likely or about to do something:
- Exactly suitable; appropriate:
- Having a natural tendency; inclined:
- Quick to learn or understand:
- Easily or effectively used; convenient or useful:
- Easy to manage or handle. Used of a ship.
- Readily accessible or convenient in location:
- Having or marked by an advanced degree of competence, as in an art, vocation, profession, or branch of learning.
- A person who exhibits such competence; an expert.
- A person with a high degree of skill in or knowledge of a certain subject.
- Having, involving, or demonstrating skill in or knowledge of a certain subject.
- Possessing or exercising skill; expert.
- Characterized by, exhibiting, or requiring skill:
- Quick and skillful; adroit.
- Skillful in the use of the hands.
- Having mental skill or adroitness.
- Done with dexterity:
Pure
- Not in mixture with other metals; pure.
- Complete; unqualified:
- Free from other elements; pure:
- Not mingled or diluted with extraneous matter; pure:
- Out-and-out; utter:
*Nice
- Very large in size, extent, or intensity:
- Of a larger size than other, similar forms:
- Large in quantity or number:
- Of superior quality, skill, or appearance:
- Excellent in character or ability:
- Very small in size, weight, or thickness:
- Giving pleasure or enjoyment; agreeable.
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