Synonyms of pumped

pumped 1 of 2

adjective

ˈpəm(p)t 

as in excited

showing urgent desire or interest

the whole city's so pumped for this championship that it's unbelievable

Synonyms & Similar Words

• excited
• avid
• enthusiastic
• eager
• anxious
• hungry
• keen
• juiced
• ardent
• thirsty
• enthused
• geeked
• stoked
• ready
• impatient
• happy
• nuts
• interested
• desirous
• antsy
• greedy
• voracious
• gung ho
• engaged
• agog
• crazy
• champing at the bit
• raring
• great
• solicitous
• willing
• chomping at the bit
• hot
• hopped-up
• bonkers
• wild
• hepped up
• athirst
• gaga
• obsessed
• longing
• glad
• disposed
• ambitious
• craving
• restless
• pining
• breathless
• game
• covetous
• hankering
• inclined
• restive
• amenable
• hung up
• appetent
• unreluctant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• indifferent
• apathetic
• detached
• uninterested
• nonchalant
• unconcerned
• casual
• disinterested
• unenthusiastic
• aloof
• reluctant
• unwilling
• insouciant
• incurious
• lukewarm
• hesitant
• stolid
• uneager
• impassive
• loath
• languid
• lackadaisical
• averse
• halfhearted
• languorous
• spiritless
• disinclined

pumped

2 of 2

verb

past tense of pump

1

as in bobbed

to make short up-and-down movements

the thighs of the bicyclists were pumping furiously as they neared the finish line

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bobbed
• shook
• jerked
• swayed
• nodded
• jogged
• rocked
• wagged
• seesawed
• wiggled
• ducked
• swung
• jounced
• bobbled
• jiggled
• oscillated
• wobbled
• dropped
• undulated

2

as in interrogated

to put a series of questions to

prying neighbors pumped the guileless child for information about the family's new pool

Synonyms & Similar Words

• interrogated
• examined
• questioned
• quizzed
• grilled
• catechized
• queried
• sweat
• picked the brains of
• debriefed
• harassed
• annoyed
• pestered
• gave the third degree to
• hounded
• cross-examined
• canvassed
• polled
• cross-questioned

3

as in drained

to remove (liquid) gradually or completely

pumped water from the well

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drained
• sucked
• emptied
• tapped
• siphoned
• drew (off)
• bled
• drafted
• cleaned
• evacuated
• flushed
• milked
• exhausted
• purged
• cleared
• depleted
• vacated
• decanted
• effused
• voided
• vacuated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• filled
• washed
• soaked
• watered
• bathed
• drenched
• wet
• flooded
• inundated
• drowned
• overflowed
• deluged
• doused
• submerged
• swamped
• soused

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pumped

Adjective

Over 90 percent of what’s pumped is toxic water that needs to be removed and treated, making operations more expensive. — Manuela Andreoni Erin Schaff, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2023

Jack Harlow is pumped and totally ready to pull double-duty as host/musical guest on this weekend’s Saturday Night Live. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2022

Verb

Morales' supporters hugged, chanted, jumped up and down, pumped fists, clapped, whistled and cheered once the last batch of results came into the courtyard of Riffraff Bookstore, with Morales showing the decisive lead. — Colin Hogan, The Providence Journal, 10 Sep. 2026

Dozens of fire engines pumped foam over the roadway and the burning buildings. — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2026