psyched (out)

past tense of psych (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for psyched (out)
Verb
  • However, the World Cup seems to have scared many of those other events away.
    Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026
  • The rush of comments and backlash on it really scared the production.
    Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026
Verb
  • Dolma told me that when the wind turbines were being built, their noise frightened her livestock and carried across the valley, disturbing neighbors during windy times.
    Sanggay Tashi, The Conversation, 11 June 2026
  • Hunters often lit blazing fires, which disoriented and frightened the elk, and as many animals as possible were killed.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • The comedian was terrified after being fired from NewsRadio.
    Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026
  • And there are a lot of things to be very rightly and understandably terrified of right now, and uncertainty about what's to come.
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 7 June 2026
Verb
  • Don't be intimidated by the word risotto.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 5 June 2026
  • Stars Amy Adams and Javier Bardem recall being intimidated by the filmmakers during an early table read.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026
Verb
  • Their support for terrorist proxies has to end, that has terrorized the entire Middle East, from the Houthis to Hezbollah to Hamas, to the militias in Iraq that have killed American soldiers, my friends and colleagues and the veterans for many decades.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 June 2026
  • When a group went to smoke marijuana in the parking lot of the Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort, two of the people were kidnapped at gunpoint and terrorized with a blowtorch and pliers, a federal complaint said.
    Sofia Saric June 11, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
Verb
  • But after discussions with business owners, Lucas softened his stance.
    Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
  • Models moved through the room as guests held martinis and champagne cocktails, the old banking-room architecture softened by greenery, music and the glow of a crowd that had clearly understood the brief.
    Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • But muddy conditions led to slop and chaos, and tired out the front-runners after a very fast opening pace, clearing the way for the closer to do his thing.
    Peter Keating, New York Times, 1 May 2026
  • Plus, their fabric and fill are less likely to accrue that ever-darkening yellowish stain that tired goose down pillows acquire over time, thanks to sweat, oils, lotion residues, etc.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Psyched (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psyched%20%28out%29. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.

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