Synonyms of pumping up

pumping up

verb

present participle of pump up

1

as in thrilling

to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings of

the crowd was pumped up by the band's rocking performance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thrilling
• exciting
• turning on
• electrifying
• intoxicating
• galvanizing
• intriguing
• delighting
• inspiring
• titillating
• exhilarating
• charging
• enchanting
• provoking
• arousing
• stimulating
• riveting
• interesting
• inciting
• charming
• captivating
• mesmerizing
• bewitching
• tantalizing
• spellbinding
• hypnotizing
• enthralling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• boring
• tiring
• palling
• wearying
• discouraging
• disheartening
• jading
• demoralizing
• dispiriting
• dejecting

2

as in increasing

to make greater in size, amount, or number

that pop diva is trying to pump up album sales with an extended publicity tour

Synonyms & Similar Words

• increasing
• expanding
• accelerating
• adding (to)
• boosting
• augmenting
• building up
• raising
• multiplying
• extending
• enhancing
• swelling
• reinforcing
• escalating
• enlarging
• amplifying
• stoking
• maximizing
• compounding
• intensifying
• strengthening
• bumping (up)
• drawing out
• upping
• blowing up
• ratcheting (up)
• fleshing (out)
• hyping
• aggrandizing
• racheting (up)
• supersizing
• supplementing
• following up
• jumping
• beefing (up)
• skyrocketing
• developing
• spiking
• booming
• lengthening
• inflating
• stretching
• heightening
• prolonging
• dilating
• complementing
• distending
• elongating
• magnifying
• accumulating
• protracting
• collecting
• amassing
• parlaying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• subtracting (from)
• reducing
• decreasing
• diminishing
• lowering
• downsizing
• dwindling
• lessening
• abating
• shortening
• curtailing
• abridging
• cutting back
• minifying
• abbreviating
• contracting
• compressing
• condensing
• de-escalating
• constricting
• retrenching

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pumping up

In other words, pumping up the stock market was seen as a way to drive consumer spending. — George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

Many of my fellow viewers enthusiastically embraced the role of wrestling fans and behaved as if at a WWE match, audibly pumping up the hero and booing her opponents. — Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026

Fars and the Iranian government are also likely pumping up the Starlink threat for propaganda purposes amid escalating tensions. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 11 June 2026

Council Speaker Julie Menin is on the right path to pumping up Fair Fares by increasing the income threshold to participate, making enrollment automatic and even eliminating the fare entirely for some folks. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 8 May 2026

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is pumping up his reelection bid at age 80 by looking jacked in workouts that his critics say are more popular than the man himself. — ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026

Taking his place in one of the Broadhurst Theatre’s box seats, DJ Griddlebone wastes no time pumping up the crowd and welcoming all and sundry Jellicles to the stage. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2026

Scammers start out by buying shares of a cheap stock but then convince others to buy big, pumping up the stock's value so the scammers can then sell their shares for huge profits. — Tim McNicholas, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026

War has always been a time for propaganda, of demonizing the enemy and pumping up your side. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026