Definitions

trig

[trig] / trɪg /

ADJECTIVE

fashionable

Synonyms

STRONG

chic chichi contemporary current fly latest mod modern now smart swank

WEAK

a go-go all the rage customary dashing faddy favored genteel hot in style in vogue last word latest thing modish natty new newfangled popular posh prevailing rakish stylish swanky trendsetting trendy up-to-the-minute upscale usual well-liked with it à la mode

Antonyms

STRONG

antiquated dull old old-fashioned past unfashionable

ADJECTIVE

neat

Synonyms

STRONG

dainty nice orderly regular slick smart snug spruce tidy trim

WEAK

accurate apple-pie order correct dapper elegant exact fastidious finical finicky immaculate in good order in good shape methodical natty neat as a pin precise prim proper shipshape sleek spick-and-span spotless systematic taut well-groomed well-kept

Antonyms

STRONG

bad clumsy coarse disordered disorderly disorganized dull rough sloppy stupid unfashionable unintelligent unkempt unstylish untidy

VERB

tidy

Synonyms

STRONG

clean frame groom order police spruce trim

WEAK

clear the decks fix up freshen get act together neaten pull together put in good shape put in order put in shape put to rights shape up slick up spruce up straighten straighten up tauten whip into shape

Example Sentences

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“I know the geometry of an eclipse. I can do the trig. But I don’t think anybody can be prepared for what this looks like.”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 20, 2017

I realize that I took trig because Mom said, “Well, of course you’re taking trig. You’re going to college, right?”

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King

My instructor in trig. must have been all wet.

From Astounding Stories, July, 1931 by Various

We had to call the trig. professor out of town by a telegram that morning and then have the suspended men demand an immediate examination.

From At Good Old Siwash by Fitch, George

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