| Main Entry: | clean |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make undirty, uncluttered |
Synonyms: |
absterge, bath, bathe, blot, brush, cauterize, clarify, cleanse, clear the decks, clear up, deodorize, depurate, deterge, disinfect, do up, dredge, dust, edulcorate, elutriate, erase, expunge, expurgate, flush, hackle, launder, lave, mop, neaten, pick, pick up, polish, purge, purify, rake, rasp, refine, rinse, rout out, sanitize, scald, scour, scrape, scrub, shake out, shampoo, soak, soap, sponge, spruce up, sterilize, straighten up, swab, sweep, tidy up, vacuum, wash, whisk, winnow, wipe |
Antonyms: |
adulterate, defile, dirty, foul, soil, stain |
| Main Entry: | comply |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | abide by, follow agreement or instructions |
Synonyms: |
accede, accord, acquiesce, adhere to, agree to, cave in, come around, conform to, consent to, cry uncle, defer, discharge, ditto*, don't make waves, don't rock the boat, fit in, fold, fulfill, give in, give out, give up, go along with, go with the flow, keep, knuckle to, knuckle under, mind, obey, observe, perform, play ball, play the game, put out, quit, respect, roll over and play dead, satisfy, shape up, stay in line, straighten up, submit, throw in towel, toss it in, yes one, yield |
Antonyms: |
decline, deny, disobey, oppose, rebuff, refuse, reject, resist |
| Main Entry: | conform |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | adjust, adapt |
Synonyms: |
accommodate, attune, be guided by, clean up act, comply, coordinate, don't make waves, don't rock the boat, fall in with, fit, follow, follow beaten path, follow the crowd, go by the book, go with the flow, harmonize, integrate, keep, make room, meet halfway, mind, move over, obey, observe, play the game, proportion, quadrate, reconcile, reconciliate, roll with punches, run with the pack, shape up, square, straighten up, suit, tailor, tailor-make, toe the line, tune, yield |
Antonyms: |
differ, fight, refuse |
| Main Entry: | neaten |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | tidy |
Synonyms: |
arrange, clean, clear the decks, fix up, groom, order, put in good shape, put in order, shape up, spruce up, straighten up, whip into shape |
| Main Entry: | progress |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | improve, advance |
Synonyms: |
ameliorate, become better, better, blossom, boost, develop, gain, grow, increase, make first rate, mature, shape up, straighten up, truck, turn over new leaf, upgrade |
Antonyms: |
decline, decrease, deteriorate, retrogress |
| Main Entry: | rectify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | correct a situation; make something right |
Synonyms: |
adjust, amend, clean up, clean up act, debug, dial back, doctor, emend, fix, fix up, go over, improve, launder, make good, make up for, mend, pay one's dues, pick up, put right, recalibrate, redress, reform, remedy, repair, revise, right, scrub, shape up, square, straighten out, straighten up, turn things around |
Antonyms: |
damage, ruin, worsen |
| Main Entry: | regulate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | manage, organize |
Synonyms: |
adapt, adjust, administer, allocate, arrange, balance, classify, conduct, control, coordinate, correct, determine, direct, dispose, fit, fix, govern, guide, handle, improve, legislate, measure, methodize, moderate, modulate, monitor, order, oversee, pull things together, put in order, readjust, reconcile, rectify, rule, run, set, settle, shape up, square, standardize, straighten up, superintend, supervise, systematize, temper, time, true, tune, tune up |
Antonyms: |
deregulate, disorganize, mismanage |
| Main Entry: | rise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get up; ascend |
Synonyms: |
arise, arouse, aspire, awake, be erect, be located, be situated, blast off, bob up, climb, come up, get out of bed, get steeper, get to one's feet, go uphill, grow, have foundation, levitate, lift, mount, move up, pile out, push up, reach up, rise and shine, rise up, rocket, roll out, rouse, scale, sit up, slope upwards, soar, sprout, stand up, straighten up, surface, surge, surmount, sweep upward, tower, turn out, up*, upspring |
| Notes: | to raise is 'to bring something up'; to rise is 'to get up' |
Antonyms: |
descend, lower |
| Main Entry: | systematize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put in order |
Synonyms: |
arrange, array, contrive, design, devise, dispose, establish, frame, get act together, institute, make uniform, marshal, methodize, order, organize, plan, project, pull together, rationalize, regulate, schematize, shape up, standardize, straighten up, systemize, tighten up |
Antonyms: |
confuse, disorder, disorganize, mix up |
| Main Entry: | tidy |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make neat and orderly |
Synonyms: |
clean, clear the decks, fix up, frame*, get act together, groom, neaten, order, police, pull together, put in good shape, put in order, put in shape, put to rights, shape up, spruce, spruce up, straighten, straighten up, tauten, whip into shape |
Antonyms: |
dirty, dishevel, disorder, disorganize, jumble, litter |