List of 426 Sets of Synonyms - How they Differ - Total of 2307 Words - 253

SYNONYMS: neat, tidy, trim, shipshape, spick-and-span, spruce.
These adjectives mean marked by good order and cleanliness.

Neat implies a pleasingly clean and orderly condition: a neat room; neat hair.
Tidy emphasizes precise arrangement and order: When she saw me come in tidy and well dressed, she even smiled.
Trim stresses especially smart appearance resulting from neatness, tidiness, and pleasing proportions: A trim little sailboat was dancing out at her moorings.
Shipshape evokes the meticulous order and neatness that might be found aboard a ship: We'll try to make this barn a little more shipshape.
Spick-and-span suggests the immaculate freshness and cleanliness of something new: They were young men in spick-and-span uniforms.
Spruce implies neatness and smartness, as of dress or appearance: He was a good-looking man; spruce and dapper, and very tidy.