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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for souped-up

Adjective

Homecoming, or Football, mums are the largest, showiest members of the Chrysanthemum family.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
Still, this is fundamentally a showcase for Bailey, a superb young actress already capable of formidable emotional depth and yet never showy.

— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of showy

Verb

Agricultural production technologies and weather forecasting capabilities have also improved substantially, all of which could help the market absorb part of the supply shocks.

— , CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
With another interested party, the financial dimensions of the deal began to shift and Sunderland improved their offer to the player and his agents.

— Tim Spiers, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of improved

Adjective

The choreography of the dozen-plus players on the stage is exuberant, playful and brilliantly timed, creating moments that draw both applause and gasps of joy from the crowd.

— Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026
How about an exuberant and hilarious turn as Long John Silver with a cast of Muppets?

— Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of exuberant

Verb

Like any good anecdote, it feels healthily embellished — Borges was doubtless a character, but is fashioned on the page into a Character — in ways that director Marc Turtletaub‘s enjoyable, good-natured screen adaptation appears to build upon.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 29 Aug. 2026
Madison Avenue shops will soon be embellished with a different look — sketches and designs by CFDA student scholarship winners.

— David Moin, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of embellished

Adjective

And while von Furstenberg gravitated to something more minimalist and streamlined for her look, there’s plenty of options out there for the more flamboyant sun-seekers, too.

— Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2026
Her father, Robert Maxwell, was a flamboyant billionaire and larger-than-life British icon and media tycoon in the 1970s and 1980s.

— James Hill, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of flamboyant

Verb

In the past couple of years, deepfakes have already tricked large firms like Arup into wiring $25 million to scammers.

— Allyson Kapin, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
In September 2025, a judge dismissed the lawsuit, noting that consumers could still enjoy the treats even if they felt tricked by the wrappers.

— Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of tricked

Adjective

The new album reunited the Jayhawks with storied producer Bob Ezrin, who guided some of the most delirious and grandiose rock records of the 1970s, from Alice Cooper, Kiss, and Lou Reed to Pink Floyd’s The Wall.

— Steve Appleford, SPIN, 31 Aug. 2026
Cox’s critics will no doubt find this narrative self-serving, perhaps even grandiose.

— McKay Coppins, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of grandiose

Verb

In supply chains, product data is being validated and enriched continuously rather than in periodic batches.

— Adrian Carr, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Before uranium can be enriched for use in many commercial reactors, it is converted into uranium hexafluoride (UF₆), a chemical form that enrichment facilities can process.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of enriched

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