Synonyms of amped (up)

amped (up)

verb

past tense of amp (up)

1

as in stimulated

to give life, vigor, or spirit to

an important news story that doesn't need to be amped up with sensationalism

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stimulated
• zipped (up)
• pepped (up)
• jazzed (up)
• animated
• livened (up)
• aroused
• gingered (up)
• stirred
• awakened
• juiced up
• energized
• provoked
• electrified
• activated
• excited
• filliped
• inspired
• enlivened
• invigorated
• vitalized
• spiked
• quickened
• vivified
• drove
• cheered
• triggered
• lifted
• braced
• motivated
• fired
• revived
• propelled
• waked (up)
• strengthened
• charged
• awoke
• sparked
• recreated
• raised
• roused
• jump-started
• set off
• rallied
• boosted
• motived
• woke (up)
• whipped (up)
• turned on
• moved
• awaked
• resurrected
• actuated
• refreshed
• impelled
• galvanized
• renewed
• inflamed
• incited
• fermented
• buoyed
• kindled
• emboldened
• fomented
• reawaked
• infused
• abetted
• reawoke
• instigated
• fortified
• reinvigorated
• reactivated
• enkindled
• regenerated
• reawakened
• rekindled
• heartened
• revitalized
• reenergized
• rejuvenated
• enflamed
• restimulated
• recharged
• resuscitated
• steeled
• reanimated
• refreshened
• re-energized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• knocked out
• killed
• washed out
• burnt out
• wore out
• did in
• dampened
• damped
• exhausted
• deadened
• dulled
• wore
• drained
• undermined
• weakened
• harassed
• fatigued
• burned out
• tuckered (out)
• wearied
• enfeebled
• inhibited
• sapped
• debilitated
• suppressed
• checked
• restrained
• slowed
• enervated
• repressed
• stunted
• discouraged
• curbed
• jaded
• quenched
• stilled
• quelled
• fagged
• disheartened
• demoralized
• kayoed
• dispirited
• daunted

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• knocked out
• killed
• washed out
• burnt out
• wore out
• did in
• dampened
• damped
• exhausted
• deadened
• dulled
• wore
• drained
• undermined
• weakened
• harassed
• fatigued
• burned out
• tuckered (out)
• wearied
• enfeebled
• inhibited
• sapped
• debilitated
• suppressed
• checked
• restrained
• slowed
• enervated
• repressed
• stunted
• discouraged
• curbed
• jaded
• quenched
• stilled
• quelled
• fagged
• disheartened
• demoralized
• kayoed
• dispirited
• daunted

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2

as in intensified

to make markedly greater in measure or degree

inflammatory rhetoric that served only to amp up the civil unrest that was overspreading the city

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intensified
• heightened
• enhanced
• deepened
• strengthened
• stepped up
• consolidated
• beefed (up)
• reinforced
• amplified
• accentuated
• redoubled
• boosted
• broadened
• sharpened
• expanded
• magnified
• pointed (up)
• lengthened
• augmented
• emphasized
• extended
• accelerated
• jazzed (up)
• enforced
• enlarged
• supplemented
• maximized
• restrengthened
• hastened
• quickened
• stressed
• exacerbated
• aggravated
• enlivened
• reenforced

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decreased
• reduced
• tapered (off)
• moderated
• diminished
• weakened
• toned (down)
• abated
• lessened
• subdued
• let up (on)
• subsided
• receded
• dwindled
• waned
• lightened
• alleviated
• eased

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• decreased
• reduced
• tapered (off)
• moderated
• diminished
• weakened
• toned (down)
• abated
• lessened
• subdued
• let up (on)
• subsided
• receded
• dwindled
• waned
• lightened
• alleviated
• eased

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