on steroids

phrase

1

: taking anabolic steroids

an athlete accused of being on steroids

The term [road rage] was presumably based on "roid rage," referring to sudden violent activity by people on steroids.

—Michael Fumento

2

informal : greatly increased in size or power beyond what is normal or usual

With one giant claw and one smaller one, the creature looks like a fiddler crab on steroids.

—Don Wilson

… the inflation of a military budget that already looks as though it's on steroids.

—Donald Kaul

Only technology could cook it in record time. A microwave oven on steroids, that cooks eight times faster than other conventional ovens.

—James Hattori et al.

Examples of on steroids in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Dory series is about surviving the ups and downs of childhood, on steroids. — Liz Rosenberg, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026

Solar eclipses are like new moons on steroids and are known to be three times more powerful. — Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026

Often described as blue chalksticks, on steroids, Skyscraper® Senecio adds dramatic height to succulent gardens and containers. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2026

So this fight scene was that on steroids, and Colin and I went at it for hours and hours. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2026

Rhymes for on steroids

• adenoids
• alkaloids
• anthropoids
• asteroids
• bacteroides
• culicoides
• hemorrhoids
• opioids
• sinusoids
• solenoids
• strongyloides
• thylakoids