amped (up)

verb

Definition of amped (up)next
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

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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

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amped (up)
  1. stimulated
  2. intensified
  3. heightened
  4. enhanced
  5. deepened
  6. strengthened
  7. stepped up
Verb
  • Beijing's pullback of NEV subsidies, which had previously stimulated consumer appetite, has tempered demand for cars in 2026.
    — Matthew Tan,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 20 July 2026
  • Many major tech companies engineered environments designed to keep smart people in the building longer—fed, caffeinated and stimulated enough to move at a pace that older, slower companies couldn't match.
    — Vince Carrabba, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of stimulated
Verb
  • The battle over the Strait of Hormuz intensified in a conflict increasingly focused on control of the essential waterway that previously carried a fifth of the world’s crude oil.
    — Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026
  • Oil prices have jumped as fighting has intensified in recent days, and more war would deliver another shock to global markets.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 18 July 2026
Definition of intensified
Verb
  • Ever since Anthropic announced Mythos had discovered thousands of high-severity vulnerabilities in major operating systems and web browsers in April, anxieties over the dangers of next-generation AI models have been heightened.
    — Tim Keary, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • The severe shortage has heightened the visibility of the crisis across the Bay Area, helping fuel a political push in recent years to direct millions of public dollars toward adding thousands of new shelter beds.
    — Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 23 July 2026
Definition of heightened
Verb
  • Routine bloodwork can be enhanced with biomarkers such as ApoB and hsCRP.
    — Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • In the comic, twin brothers Sean and Chris learn their bodies have been enhanced by nanotechnology, thrusting them into a fight against the villain Deadalus within a futuristic world where nature and technology exist side by side.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 July 2026
Definition of enhanced
Verb
  • And that uncertainty only deepened last week after comments from within the organization suggested that two of Atlanta's most important starters could be ruled out for the year.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Since then, the divide between them has reportedly deepened further, especially since Charles met with Harry and his family during Harry’s visit to the UK in July 2026.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 19 July 2026
Definition of deepened
Verb
  • Over six weeks of World Cup play, boisterous watch parties strengthened that claim, helping draw more than 900,000 visits downtown.
    — Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 19 July 2026
  • But there remains a nagging doubt, only strengthened by his absence from training on Thursday.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 18 July 2026
Definition of strengthened
Verb
  • Energetic Pursuit On a frigid, sunny morning in December 2025, Picard stepped up to a podium wearing a sweater embroidered with a squiggly cartoon of a mitochondrion.
    — Rachel Nuwer, Quanta Magazine, 17 July 2026
  • Russia has stepped up attacks ‌on the capital in recent weeks.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 11 July 2026
Definition of stepped up
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