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

There’s this negativity bias on steroids that happens with the algorithms online, which has real-life terrible outcomes and effect. — Chris Willman, Variety, 13 July 2026

Rex’s is a sports bar on steroids, with TVs lining the dining room and that one larger-than-life TV on the patio. — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2026

Another carrot cousin is giant hogweed, which has enormous blooms that look a bit like Queen Anne's lace on steroids. — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 4 July 2026

Rhymes for on steroids

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