SOUPED UP Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of souped-up

as in showy

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verb

past tense of soup up

as in improved

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Adjective

This sleek toothbrush is souped-up with multiple brush settings, Bluetooth connectivity, and a carrying case for easy traveling. — Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 9 Oct. 2024 Meanwhile, the Arts Club Dubai is a souped-up, supersize sibling to its namesake in Mayfair, stretched across 65,000 square feet in the financial district. — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2024 In fact, Levin suspects that cognition probably evolved as cells started to collaborate to carry out the incredibly difficult task of building complex organisms and then got souped-up into brains to allow animals to move and think faster. — Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024

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Adjective

The native, late summer-blooming obedient plant is a showy addition to your garden.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2026
Although the camerawork isn’t as noticeably showy this time around, Best Cinematography winner Hoyte van Hoytema‘s stature as the first person to shoot an entire film on IMAX 70mm will score a lot of points among his peers.

— Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 22 July 2026

Definition of showy

Verb

The red-hot Red Sox won their eighth straight and 10th of 11 and improved to 31-5 in their last 36 games.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Research has shown a link between free meal programs and learning, including a 2021 Brookings Institution study that found math performance improved in school districts that qualified for the National School Lunch program.

— Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of improved

Adjective

An exuberant pastiche of turn-of-the-18th century historical dress with his own New Romantic leanings, it was snapped up in its entirety by the British department store Browns.

— Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 31 July 2026
An exuberant ombre explosion of roses in juicy shades of pink lemonade, kiwi, and cantaloupe orange, obviously.

— Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026

Definition of exuberant

Verb

The Dolce & Gabbana design featured a structured corset bodice with visible boning, a voluminous skirt, and a sweeping floor-length cape—all embellished with pink floral embroidery.

— Amanda Le, InStyle, 30 July 2026
The story may have been embellished by early biographers, but records show that Brunelleschi eventually gained recognition as the exclusive inventor and director of the dome.

— Alicja Zelazko, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026

Definition of embellished

Adjective

There were little squiggles on the packaging, teal and pink, in the flamboyant yet cool style of the day.

— Sheila Heti, New Yorker, 26 July 2026
Johnny Manziel built his legend at Texas A&M as a flamboyant quarterback and was a 2014 first-round selection by the Cleveland Browns.

— Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 25 July 2026

Definition of flamboyant

Verb

Scammers claiming to belong to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard have also tricked shipping firms into sending hefty payments to their cryptocurrency wallets in exchange for safe passage.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 27 July 2026
The hackers created a Gmail account and internet domain impersonating the photographer and tricked the technician into sending Grande’s materials to them, the singer claims.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 27 July 2026

Definition of tricked

Adjective

The Rays, meanwhile, may be leading the American League East, but their postseason outlook is not as grandiose as Los Angeles.

— John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2026
Around the globe, government stores all make the same grandiose promises of bounty at a bargain, and customers will find mainly empty shelves.

— Shawn Tully, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of grandiose

Verb

That progression relies on telemetry enriched with topology, service relationships and operational intent.

— Kannan Kothandaraman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Smith characterized Galatolo’s crimes as private misconduct rather than public corruption, arguing that jurors did not accept the prosecution’s theory that Galatolo enriched himself by accepting gifts in exchange for government contracts.

— Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 31 July 2026

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