Synonyms of tidying (up)

tidying (up)

verb

present participle of tidy (up)

1

as in cleaning (up)

to make a place neat and orderly by removing extraneous stuff

just give me a minute to tidy up before you bring company over

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cleaning (up)
• cleaning house
• setting straight
• picking up
• cleaning (off)
• straightening (up)
• ordering
• policing (up)
• arranging
• turning out
• housekeeping
• housecleaning
• neatening
• uncluttering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• messing (up)
• cluttering
• disarranging

2

as in trimming

to make neat

we'll work more efficiently if we tidy up our work area after completing the first phase of our experiment

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trimming
• straightening (up or out)
• organizing
• sprucing (up)
• redding (up or out)
• arranging
• picking up
• drawing up
• neatening
• disposing
• classifying
• ranging
• ordering
• systematizing
• codifying
• marshaling
• arraying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• mixing (up)
• messing (up)
• shuffling
• disrupting
• scrambling
• disturbing
• upsetting
• tumbling
• muddling
• disorganizing
• disarranging
• tousling
• jumbling
• disordering
• mussing
• rumpling
• discomposing
• disheveling
• disarraying