HYPED-UP Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

hyped-up

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Recent Examples of hyped-up For others, the trigger is a good feeling, being hyped-up or excited. — Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026

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Adjective

Wasting no time, the students adorned their white padded uniforms.

— Elijah Polance, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026
The exterior features a locking zippered pocket for easy access to essentials, while the main compartment includes RFID-blocking card and passport slots as well as a padded tablet sleeve.

— Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026

Definition of padded

Adjective

The movie follows Gugino as a grieving woman who takes in her troubled nephew, but their lives are upended when an otherworldly entity begins hunting him.

— Scott Huver, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
Seeking a fresh start, Ellie moves into a house on Delaney Row hoping to leave her troubled past behind, only to discover that her new home is steeped in dark secrets and unsettling mysteries.

— Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 3 July 2026

Definition of troubled

Adjective

In the clip, the robot performs exaggerated, erratic movements, raising its arms into a martial arts-style fighting stance before lunging toward people around it.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 5 July 2026
There were new rules announced pre-tournament to minimise timewasting via exaggerated injuries or via substitutions.

— Adam Crafton, New York Times, 5 July 2026

Definition of exaggerated

Adjective

Black children experience higher rates of lactose intolerance, which meant many of my kids went the entire school day without clean, safe drinking water and instead milk that gave them an upset stomach.

— Joe Holberg, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
Many party insiders thought Larson would cruise to victory at the party’s nominating convention, but Bronin pulled a stunning upset that sent shock waves through the Connecticut political establishment.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026

Definition of upset

Adjective

That starts right up front with a full makeover that pairs a simplified bumper with a set of enlarged LED headlights.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 June 2026
According to the release, the medical director allegedly signed off on one patient's test results as normal, despite indications that the patient had an enlarged heart.

— Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026

Definition of enlarged

Adjective

When Micron’s earnings report came out after markets closed on Wednesday, the story was the same as other times markets have been jittery about AI.

— Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Outside of a jittery first half against Bosnia and Herzegovina, Marsch’s Canada have consistently pushed the tempo in the World Cup.

— Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 24 June 2026

Definition of jittery

Adjective

And the nutrition supplement market is notoriously rife with overblown claims and false advertising.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 7 July 2026
Fears of a glut may be overblown, a global energy consultant said, suggesting that full supply won’t return before 2027.

— Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 6 July 2026

Definition of overblown

Adjective

For about half of this day, feelings are a bit uptight while the Moon passes over Saturn.

— Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 7 July 2026
Anna and Tom’s daughter, Natalie (Lily Collias), views Cady as a source who might finally tell her the truth about her uptight mother and avoidant stepfather.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 June 2026

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