trig

adjective

Definition of trignext
as in trim
being clean and in good order to the office she wears trig two-piece suits that are fashionable but still businesslike

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trig
  1. trim
  2. tidy
  3. neat
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
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
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
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“Trig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trig. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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