tidied 1 of 2

adjective

as in tidy
being clean and in good order that rare teenager who keeps a nicely-tidied room

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tidied

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verb

past tense of tidy
as in freshened

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tidied
  1. tidy
  2. freshened
  3. trim
  4. brightened
  5. neat
  6. scrubbed
  7. dusted
  8. vacuumed
Adjective
  • Lidia, her husband, and their sons lived in a tidy mobile home about thirty miles northwest of Minneapolis.
    — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
  • Break out the measuring tape and position them in a tidy layout.
    — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 11 July 2026
Definition of tidy
Verb
  • The video features footage from a year-old news conference, except that Tkachuk’s words are freshened through AI.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Even decorative throw pillows can be freshened by vacuuming away dust and cleaning the covers.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 16 Jan. 2026
Definition of freshened
Adjective
  • Growing patent portfolio The trim-control application expands the intellectual property surrounding Vision Marine’s E-Motion electric propulsion platform.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
  • Between the scalloped trim, playful print, and comfy fit, this statement-making two-piece was a no-brainer for my trip.
    — Alyssa Morin, InStyle, 24 June 2026
Definition of trim
Verb
  • Themes return altered by what has happened to them, darkened or brightened, fragmented or reconciled.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
  • Her rich brunette color was brightened with shimmering, blonde highlights that were especially apparent in her half-up braid crown.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 6 July 2026
Definition of brightened
Adjective
  • The bells atop a small stone church sounded as the faithful dressed in their Sunday best headed home to neat frame houses.
    — Jane Wooldridge, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2026
  • Everyone is pretty curious about how these murders just sort of tied themselves up with a neat little bow.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 15 July 2026
Definition of neat
Verb
  • SpaceX scrubbed the launch attempt, and engineers began preparations to drain the rocket’s propellant tanks.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
  • Fresh produce should be thoroughly washed in running water, and fruits and vegetables with firm rinds should be scrubbed.
    — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 14 July 2026
Definition of scrubbed
Verb
  • Days after being knocked out of the World Cup quarter-finals by England, Haaland and his partner Isabel Haugseng Johansen dusted themselves off and headed to the Mediterranean for the Dolce & Gabbana Alta Sartoria show in Sicily.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • Make tip cuttings 6 to 8 inches long and use a rooting powder dusted on the cut ends.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2026
Definition of dusted
Verb
  • How carpet shampooers work Carpet shampooers, also called carpet cleaners, combine water and specialized soap into a solution that’s sprayed into the carpet, then scrubbed and vacuumed away, bringing dirt with it.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 26 June 2026
  • Workers used a swimming pool-type vacuum cleaner to suck up algae from the bottom, leaving behind clean patches of American Flag Blue paint adjacent to enormous swaths of green algae in a pattern familiar to anyone who has ever vacuumed a carpet before.
    — Katie Vogel, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
Definition of vacuumed
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