BUMPED (UP) Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

bumped (up)

verb

past tense of bump (up)

as in added (to)

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That number never appeared in the budget, but legislators immediately pumped up spending.

— Dan Walters, Oc Register, 14 Aug. 2026
Azerbaijan, already oil-rich, discovered gas under the Caspian Sea in the 1990s and the petrodollars pumped up its coffers.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026

Definition of pumped up

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Friedman maximized a seller’s market in previous deadlines, trading Noah Syndergaard (2023), James Paxton (2024) and Dustin May (2025) off the big-league roster in recent trading periods.

— Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 31 July 2026
The Caribbean economies depended on slave labor, trade and supplies from around the world to make sure the sugar flowed freely and tax revenues to European colonial powers were maximized.

— R. Grant Gilmore III, The Conversation, 30 June 2026

Definition of maximized

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Resource optimization asks leaders to determine where limited money, people, infrastructure, expertise, and time can produce greater value when augmented by AI.

— Michael Edmondson, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
It’s been a banner year for Dean, who kicked it off by winning the Grammy for Best New Artist in February and it’s been augmented by her making history.

— Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of augmented

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The superstructure has been built up to roof-level, rising up to 70 feet in some places, and has a footprint of 50,000 square feet, Fisher said.

— Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Chinese factories have built up the capacity to produce roughly 1,200 gigawatts of solar infrastructure annually—nearly double the amount installed worldwide last year.

— Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026

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