SPIFFED-UP Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

spiffed-up

adjective

as in elegant

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Adjective

An all-black look never fails to look elegant and serves as a contrasting backdrop to your zebra-print bag.

— Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 21 Oct. 2026
Later, she’s entertained by a mouse running along the baseboard of one of London’s more elegant restaurants.

— Sarah Crompton, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of elegant

Adjective

His lead trial attorney, Edward Bilinkas, a dapper New Jersey man then nearing seventy, had the courtroom delivery of a schoolteacher trying to hush nonsense at the back of the class by raising his own voice.

— Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
At which point Hansen would make his entrance, dressed in a dapper tan suit and holding a clipboard.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of dapper

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With its magnetic shroud shoelace cover and dressy patent leather toe, the Air Jordan 16 was conceptualized in 2001 during an unusual period of Jordan’s legacy.

— Riley Jones, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
The result is something that looks dressy with minimal effort but feels like your favorite pair of yoga pants.

— Annie Blackman, InStyle, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of dressy

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DeMellier’s founder, Mireia Llusia-Lindh, tapped the residential architect Nicolas Schuybroek to create a space that felt like a stylish home with vintage furniture, photography and architecture books and original work by female artists.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
Specializing in a stylish suite of KD55 showerhead filters, the brand has recently been picked up by leading UK retailer Boots.

— Tracy Achonwa, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of stylish

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