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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Recent Examples of souped-up

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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for souped-up

Adjective

As Vasily Borodin, executive officer of the Red October, Neill brings gravitas and gentle truth to a submarine thriller that otherwise can feel a little showy.

— Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 14 July 2026
Sheppard emphasized that the home was designed to feel livable and warm rather than overbuilt or showy, leaning into a traditional farmhouse style.

— David Caraccio Updated July 8, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of showy

Verb

The more important questions are whether customer outcomes improved, whether employees became more effective, whether the business became more adaptable and whether new value was created because of the technology.

— Tony Bates, Fortune, 16 July 2026
The steaks improved with each visit, but purists may want to stick to the Japanese Wagyu.

— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

Definition of improved

Adjective

In the 2003 film, the Dan Band’s sweaty, inappropriately exuberant version of the ’80s power ballad upstages Will Ferrell’s wedding.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
The film appears to mark a departure from Impacciatore’s recent roles that are imbued in her goofy, exuberant persona.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 9 July 2026

Definition of exuberant

Verb

The strapless corset gown had a sheer illusion jacket embellished with pearls and was paired with a cathedral veil.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
It’s embellished, but the work has gravitas—not just beading for beading’s sake, but weighty and graphic.

— Rebecca Suhrawardi, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of embellished

Adjective

While some medi-spas adopt the clinical aesthetic, Acquaforte Thalasso & Spa is part-luxury-resort, part-wellness-clinic, surrounding itself with flamboyant, lush gardens resplendent with palms, banana trees, and tropical flowers.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
They were joined by the period's flamboyant style mavens, the Marchesa Casati, Lady Ottoline Morrell, Mona Harrison Williams, and Diana Vreeland among them.

— Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 5 July 2026

Definition of flamboyant

Verb

Ricky Saints tricked the referee into thinking Lil Yachty used the kendo stick on him, and after traveling all the way to Riyadh, Yachty was tossed out just minutes into the match.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
While the war ended years before, the hostility spread from the stands — with skirmishes among supporters — into the field, when Maradona tricked the referee and the world with the World Cup’s most infamous goal, punching the ball into the net with his fist above England’s goalie Peter Shilton.

— Gabriel Sama, Mercury News, 21 June 2026

Definition of tricked

Adjective

But there’s also little indication that the current front office has grandiose plans for him.

— Josh Yohe, New York Times, 10 July 2026
And the jovial human moments between bursts of grandiose showmanship leave the reassuring impression that Elvis really, truly enjoyed being Elvis.

— Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026

Definition of grandiose

Verb

In other words, the atmosphere becomes enriched by material from underground, while also becoming depleted in some gases that astronomers would expect to see in greater abundance.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 13 July 2026
His extraordinary talent and professionalism enriched countless productions and inspired generations of filmmakers and performers.

— Chris Morris, Variety, 13 July 2026

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