adrenalized

adjective

adren·​al·​ized ə-ˈdre-nə-līzd 

: filled with a sudden rush of energy : excited

Examples of adrenalized in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Interscope signed Primus just as widespread hunger for weird, adrenalized, and mutable music kicked into high gear, and Sailing went gold. — Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 2 Aug. 2026

So why not really close the circle with an adrenalized medley of both to accompany Colbert’s departure? — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 20 May 2026

His adrenalized exploits, primarily at blackjack, are much discussed across the modern-day saloon culture, often dubbed the manosphere. — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025

Adding mightily to the swings between abandon and claustrophobic intensity is Raphaël Vandenbussche’s cinematography, like colored gravel, and Kelman Duran’s adrenalized soundscape of a score. — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2023

The best Meat Loaf songs – even those without Steinman’s tower-toppling compositions – come on in an epic, adrenalized rush. — A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 21 Jan. 2022

But, whereas chillwave hushed listeners into tranquillity, witch house had an unsettling undercurrent that jolted them awake in adrenalized terror. — Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2020

But the Dolomites region in the country’s north surprises with an adrenalized beauty even the most adventurous travelers crave. — National Geographic, 22 Jan. 2020

Thrillers, too, have trained us to regard certain locales as settings for danger and adrenalized excitement. — New York Times, 15 Jan. 2020

Word History

Etymology

adrenal(ine) + -ize + -ed entry 1

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for adrenalized

• americanized
• anathematized
• collateralized
• contextualized
• conventionalized
• demilitarized
• demineralized
• departmentalized
• depersonalized
• industrialised
• industrialized
• materialised