PICK-ME-UPS Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

pick-me-ups

noun

plural of pick-me-up

as in lifts

something (such as a drink) that makes you feel better and more lively Coffee is my usual morning pick-me-up. I could really use a pick-me-up after the day I just had.

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Noun

Shirley and Derek both call out some clunky lift transitions (those lifts really leave a lot to be desired), but everyone agrees that Jackson’s commitment shines.

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026
Last week, a group of Kennesaw State University sales students put the lifts at the TK Elevator building to the test during an elevator pitch contest.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of lifts

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Most pair stimulants like caffeine or paraxanthine with focus-support compounds like L-theanine, citicoline and rhodiola, plus adaptogens like lion’s mane and ashwagandha.

— Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2026
Formulas vary widely, but most pair stimulants with focus compounds and adaptogens.

— Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of stimulants

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The skydivers — including Rutz — jumped from a plane and held each other’s hands Friday morning.

— Iris Kwok Follow Nov. 6, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
In the right hands, there’s a hell of a lot that can be done with two men, some first-rate banter, and a historical flashpoint that eerily resonates with our current need for a reckoning about American adventures abroad.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of hands

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If approved, Measure M would charge property owners $95 per parcel each year with exemptions available for some seniors and people receiving disability benefits.

— Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
The ordinance, approved Tuesday and introduced by Mayor John Heilman, allows people to register their multi-partner relationships with the city, giving them rights to hospital visitation and additional tenant protections, among other benefits.

— Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of benefits

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Many folks send encouragements toward OP mom and her son, while others put heat on the other parents for sexualizing their kids’ friendship.

— DeVonne Goode, Parents, 26 July 2026
All through the park, competitors and onlookers hit vapes and shout tips and encouragements into trees.

— Calin Van Paris, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026

Definition of encouragements

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The Chiefs have been on the hunt this month for help at wide receiver, a search that only intensifies with Xavier Worthy leaving the game in the fourth quarter with a hamstring injury.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 9 Nov. 2026
Los Angeles police are seeking help in locating a hit-and-run driver who allegedly struck and killed a 7-year-old boy and severely injured his father in South LA on Wednesday.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026

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