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Synonyms for rub up

  • verb

Most common

review brush up revise rough up polish retouch

All synonyms

Verb

1. Review — to revive one's knowledge of (something); to renew (a skill)

review, brush up, revise, bone up slang

Other

polish, rough up, retouch

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To revive one's knowledge of (something); to renew (a skill).

Related words

Phrases
rub down
Other spellings
rub-up

Example sentences

  • review I just scored 15/15 on a review test for Unit II.
  • revise The reason I got a bad mark is that I didn't revise.
  • polish These sentences in Polish have different meanings.

By length

6 letters
review2, polish2, revise2
7 letters
retouch

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (review2 = 2 syllables).