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
  • The midterm elections furnished prediction markets with nearly two billion dollars in bets, a tidy sum for a teetering democracy.
    — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Many pollinators overwinter in leaf litter, and making your garden too tidy can reduce the numbers of bees and butterflies that visit in spring.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of tidy
Verb
  • How Often To Replace Pine Straw A general guideline is that pine straw looks and performs at its best if replaced or freshened twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The Tucson was substantially freshened for 2025 so 2026 is largely a carryover year.
    — Josh Max, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of freshened
Adjective
  • The trim, Venezuelan-leaning restaurant sits at the nexus of the fast-developing Melrose Hill, across the street from Little Fish and Kuya Lord and around the corner from Bar Étoile.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Drawing on his experiences as a wrestler and 24-hour gym-bro style, fits were kept trim so Dong could wear, say, a pair of training shorts ($98) with a matching black quarter zip ($155) to workout in between market appointments in Paris.
    — Ari Stark, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of trim
Verb
  • His hometown team calling his name on the opening night of the NFL Draft a few months later brightened it.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2026
  • And then the whole restaurant would have their days brightened when LeMay and Ward would burst into song, loud enough for everyone to hear.
    — Heath Kalb, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of brightened
Adjective
  • The hotel anchors Riverfront Village—a neat cluster of condos, restaurants, and the Riverfront Express Gondola.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2026
  • In the absence of neat, definitive explanations, a broader explanation for the global fertility crash comes into view.
    — Jesús Fernández-Villaverde, Foreign Affairs, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of neat
Verb
  • Walliams has been represented by Independent Talent’s Paul Stevens for the best part of two decades, but his profile was scrubbed from the agency’s website after being live as recently as Monday, November 9.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Indeed, the 18th century looks very scrubbed and pretty here, Cathal Watters’ handsome widescreen cinematography at times recalling the more idealizing 19th-century landscape painters.
    — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of scrubbed
Verb
  • Once Christmas Day is done and dusted, the focus is on New Year’s—or, as the Scots call it, Hogmanay.
    — Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026
  • And there are things to nibble between bites of noodles, like Chen’s excellent popcorn chicken, cut into bite-size nuggets and dusted with hot chile powder.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of dusted
Verb
  • Clothing Piles No matter how well-vacuumed, dusted and mopped your bedroom is, piles of dirty clothing and fresh laundry alike will quickly make the space look messy.
    — Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The live one was found in the back-right corner when inspectors vacuumed it up.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of vacuumed
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