Smarten Up

Synonyms of smarten up

• enhance
• improve
• upgrade

Antonyms of smarten up

• neglect
• worsen
• dumb down

Collocations of smarten up

appearance

Frequency: 70 %

He decided to smarten up his appearance by wearing a suit to the interview.

act

Frequency: 60 %

She needed to smarten up her act if she wanted to be taken seriously.

behavior

Frequency: 50 %

The students were told to smarten up their behavior in class.

attitude

Frequency: 45 %

He was advised to smarten up his attitude towards work if he wanted to succeed.

Idiomatic Expressions for smarten up

• Phrase: smartening up
  Meaning: the process of becoming more sophisticated or refined
  Usage: The company is smartening up its image with a new marketing campaign.