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

When January comes, water is pumped back through the pipe in the ground, which still contains much of the warmth stored in July. — Moones Alamooti, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026

For years now, Facebook and Instagram have pumped users’ feeds with video as Meta chases TikTok’s runaway success. — Mia Sato, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026