hyped-up

Definition of hyped-upnext

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hyped-up
Adjective
  • The pair has a slightly more vintage feel, with a sporty, layered panel construction and comfortable padded insoles.
    Annie Blackman, InStyle, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The under-3 set can play in a padded area or roll around in a ball pit at Tot*Spot.
    Elena Donovan Mauer, Parents, 8 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Spanx AirEssentials Half Zip Half zip and quarter zip sweaters are having a moment, and this Spanx sweater elevates the style even further with a statement-making exaggerated collar.
    Taylor Fox, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2026
  • According to Nahmias, the low-top shoe’s design is meant to capture the mountainous ranges that meet the water throughout California and features an upper inspired by a popular skate shoe paired with an exaggerated sole made of lightweight materials.
    Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Connecticut Attorney General William Tong has launched an investigation into Concierge Apartments, a troubled Rocky Hill complex where 200 units were condemned Friday by town officials.
    Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Nanjiani got serious about the importance of directors making movies in a troubled world before dropping one more zinger.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • During Coulier's six-month checkup and PET scans, doctors discovered a flare-up had returned as an enlarged tumor.
    Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Other features include an entrance plaza, a new seventy-four-seat forum, an enlarged seventh-floor sky room, and three new elevators, to improve circulation.
    News Desk, Artforum, 13 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Potatoes naturally contain glycoalkaloids, but sprouting and green coloring indicate an increase in these compounds and a higher risk of toxic effects like vomiting and stomach upset.
    Aly Walansky, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Anything that promises to ease an upset stomach will galvanize the internet into trying it immediately.
    Audrey Noble, Vogue, 7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Though some analysts have long warned of impending mass mortgage defaults in China, others think fears may be overblown.
    Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 13 Feb. 2026
  • This has always been a slightly overblown construct — Donovan had been hitting a wall in the playoffs and the Thunder were growing restless for new coaching options — but storylines are hard to shake in the NBA.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • The pace is a visceral reflection of both AI’s rapid progress and Roher’s jittery state of mind.
    Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Rarely have Hunt’s compositions felt so jittery and full of life as the title track, which blooms from murmuring drones into shimmering bokehs of synth programming.
    Colin Joyce, Pitchfork, 28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Sabrina Impacciatore, the Italian actress who starred as an uptight and comedically direct hotel manager in the second season of The White Lotus, can really dance.
    Sean Gregory, Time, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The comparatively uptight Pari (Mahshad Bahraminejad) mounts nonlinear plays that depict the intrusion of political anxiety on everyday Iranian spaces.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Hyped-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hyped-up. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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