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Definitions

spiff

[spif] / spɪf /
ADJECTIVE
dapper
Synonyms
STRONGEST
classy dashing rakish spry stylish
WEAK
bandbox brisk chic chichi clean dainty doggy dressed to kill dressed to nines jaunty natty nice nifty nimble nobby posh prim ritzy sassy sharp showy smart snazzy snug spiffy spruce swank swanky swell trim turned out well-turned-out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
plain unstylish
WEAK
dirty dishevelled ruffled rumpled scruffy shabby sloppy tousled ungroomed wrinkled
NOUN
premium
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dividend fee stock value
STRONG
appreciation boon bounty carrot extra gravy guerdon meed percentage perk perquisite plum recompense regard remuneration reward store
Antonyms
STRONG
disadvantage disregard neglect penalty punishment
WEAK
lowness paucity
VERB
doll up
Synonyms
WEAK
deck out fix up gussy up preen primp put on best clothes smarten up spruce up
Antonyms
WEAK
dress down
VERB
fix up
Synonyms
STRONGEST
furnish rehabilitate spruce up
WEAK
deck dress up gussy up primp provide repair smarten
Antonyms
WEAK
corrupt deface defile uglify
VERB
primp
Synonyms
STRONG
groom preen prepare slick spruce titivate
WEAK
deck out dress up fix up get dressed up gussy up smarten
Antonyms
STRONG
ignore
WEAK
mess up uglify

Example Sentences

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Elsewhere Mr. Jones describes “the spiff of excess air” from a pressure valve, “the horrible graunch of the car door” and “the prip prip prip of postage stamps parting from their perforations.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

All the videos were snippets of her nonstop campaign to spiff up the home she had just moved into with her husband.

From New York Times • Feb. 11, 2024

What if we could eliminate many unruly passenger incidents by simply suggesting that passengers spiff up a little before they leave for the airport?

From Seattle Times • Jun. 19, 2023

Musk got a win last week, when the judge let him spiff up his case against Twitter, which he has been making up as he’s gone along, to include recent whistleblower charges against the company.

From Slate • Sep. 12, 2022

The Washburns hire two gardeners, who spiff up the grounds.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.