Thesaurus results for TOUCHED UP

touched up

verb

past tense of touch up

as in revised

Related Words

Relevance

as in flicked

Related Words

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for touched up

Verb

Josh Kerr, for instance, set a mile world record in July and revised his British 1,500m record in the process.

— Liam Tharme, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Up next, Kerby revised Terrence Malick’s original script for Jack Starrett’s The Gravy Train (1974), which starred Forrest and Stacy Keach as West Virginia coal-mining brothers who turn to crime.

— Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of revised

Verb

This crisply cropped jacket from Theory is polished enough to wear to the office with suiting.

— Alison Syrett Cleary, InStyle, 18 Sep. 2026
The sculptures with images are polished in the center, creating mirrors that open up the space, resting on the floor and on the wall.

— Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of polished

Verb

Lopez tossed a 17-yard touchdown pass to Carlos Hernandez to cut Miami’s lead to 11 points.

— Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
The decline raises the prospect of an interest rate cut by the central bank at next week’s monetary policy committee meeting, the penultimate one for this year.

— Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of cut

Verb

Obviously, Martha’s only perfected the art of hosting in the decades since.

— Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 11 Sep. 2026
Its entire loop revolved around strategic mechanical dismemberment, a concept perfected all the way back in Ninja Gaiden 2, where maiming enemies directly fed into brutal instant finishers.

— Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of perfected

Verb

Then be sure to read our roundups of the best telescope deals, along with our beginner's guide to observing the night sky with a manual telescope.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Readers might think that once all the words are on the page, the translation is basically done, and the translator only needs to go through it once or twice to make sure that everything reads well.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of read

Verb

The story was previously adapted into a 2011 film before being reworked as a musical with music and lyrics by PigPen Theatre Company, a book by Rick Elice and directed by Jessica Stone.

— Jenelle Riley, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
The residence has been extensively reworked since it was first built.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of reworked

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Cite this Entry

Style

“Touched up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touched%20up. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of touched up

verb

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

elegiac

Popular in Grammar & Usage

Why do we use apostrophes to show possession?

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

The Exceptions of '-s' and '-es' Plurals

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Popular in Wordplay

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Back to School Vocabulary

Words from the 'Odyssey'

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Words of the Week - Sept. 18

Popular

Why do we use apostrophes to show possession?

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Back to School Vocabulary

Games & Quizzes