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adjective

Definition of jacked (up)next
as in increased
being at a higher level than average the convenience store had the item I needed but at a ridiculously jacked up price

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jacked (up)

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verb

past tense of jack (up)
1
as in hoisted
to lift with effort jack up the car so we can change that tire

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2
as in lifted
to move from a lower to a higher place or position local restaurants jacked up their prices for the summer tourist season

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jacked (up)
  1. increased
  2. hoisted
  3. lifted
  4. elevated
  5. heaved
  6. raised
  7. high
Adjective
  • In Year 2, Bryant is playing at an increased tempo that comes with a greater understanding of the offense.
    — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • And while a prospective cohort of 168 first-trimester exposures found no increased risk of major birth defects or pregnancy loss, the sample is too small to be reassuring.
    — Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of increased
Verb
  • Moments later, an officer is lowered from the chopper and can then be seen being hoisted back up, with the woman holding onto him.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Rapp and his crewmate, Suzanne Driscoll, hoisted a lobster trap marked by a bobbing buoy from the Casco Bay.
    — Natalie B. Compton The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of hoisted
Verb
  • Tromso, the northernmost football club in the world to win a major national trophy, having lifted the Norwegian Cup in 1986 and 1996, are tricky opponents.
    — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • WorldView-3 lifted off on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California and has been orbiting Earth ever since.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of lifted
Adjective
  • But even with the steep drop-off, prices remain elevated for this time of year.
    — Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Too much caffeine can cause a racing heart, shakiness, anxiety, headaches, elevated blood pressure, and trouble sleeping.
    — Dr. Onaola Adedeji, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of elevated
Verb
  • In Aleppo, in the suburbs of Damascus, across Syria, people and neighborhoods heaved under the trauma of the last 14 years.
    — Lina Sergie Attar, Time, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Eddie Williams was taking a merciless pounding against her planking as the sodden wreck heaved and rolled.
    — JAMES D. OXLEY, Outdoor Life, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of heaved
Verb
  • Elsewhere, Stockard Channing and Dianne Wiest reprise their roles as the eclectic aunts who raised the sisters.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
  • For some in the Howard community, the bitter experience has raised questions about the legacy of one of the country’s most revered historically Black colleges and universities.
    — Matt Brown, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of raised
Adjective
  • Thailand’s high rate of gun ownership is second only to Pakistan in Asia, and far surpasses its Southeast Asian neighbors.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The state is announcing an average increase of almost 30% for those already paying the highest rates.
    — John Ramos, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of high
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“Jacked (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jacked%20%28up%29. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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