cleaned up

Meaning

"Cleaned up" means made something tidy and free of dirt or mess. It can also mean gaining big success or profit, like winning awards or making a lot of money.

Synonyms

compile reclaimed trimmed cleared mop up wash up rack up wipe away washed cleaned shampooing sponge bath

Antonyms

dusty blackened cluttered muddied grungy

Examples

People don't want their lives fixed. Nobody wants their problems solved. Their dramas. Their distractions. Their stories resolved. Their messed cleaned up. Because what would they have left? Just the big scary unknown. Chuck Palahniuk

Genius is always allowed some leeway, once the hammer has been pried from its hands and the blood has been cleaned up. Terry Pratchett

Useful! You want to talk about useful? Have you ever read anything about politics? Economics? You know what keeps a culture alive?” "Yes,” said Ernest sullenly, while M. Gargotier cleaned up the mess. "People not bothering other people. George Alec Effinger

Me and my partner, Conway Twitty, cleaned up at the 1972 Country Music Association Awards. Loretta Lynn

I cleaned up my act because otherwise I would have kicked the bucket. Lou Reed

It's not like I cleaned up with girls. I always looked young and I was very small; I hated being 'cute.' Jamie Dornan

Words in the phrase

cleaned up

Close letter words and terms

cleaned air cleaned off cleaned out cleaned water cleaner cleaner air