Synonyms of spiked

spiked 1 of 2

adjective

as in spiky

Related Words

• spiky
• barbed
• jagged
• pronged
• spikelike
• spiny
• tipped
• peaked
• needlelike
• pointed
• knifelike
• bladelike
• sharp
• pointy
• spired

Dissimilar Words

• dull
• blunt
• rounded

spiked

2 of 2

verb

past tense of spike

1

as in stabbed

to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object

scorpions use their stinger-equipped tails to spike their prey

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stabbed
• pierced
• punctured
• jabbed
• picked
• stuck
• impaled
• speared
• skewered
• pecked
• spitted
• sliced
• poked
• punched
• gored
• harpooned
• transfixed
• lanced
• pinked
• ran through
• transpierced
• perforated
• riddled
• cut
• spindled
• pricked
• thrust
• knifed
• pronged
• bayoneted
• piked
• gimleted
• pinpricked
• dirked
• poniarded
• quilled

2

as in stimulated

to give life, vigor, or spirit to

he spiked what otherwise would have been a dry economic lecture with some jokes and anecdotes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stimulated
• stirred
• aroused
• electrified
• animated
• provoked
• activated
• enlivened
• lifted
• braced
• triggered
• drove
• cheered
• revived
• awakened
• quickened
• energized
• inspired
• fired
• boosted
• vitalized
• zipped (up)
• raised
• strengthened
• invigorated
• excited
• sparked
• propelled
• charged
• rallied
• recreated
• jump-started
• roused
• awoke
• filliped
• vivified
• motivated
• pepped (up)
• juiced up
• jazzed (up)
• moved
• livened (up)
• gingered (up)
• amped (up)
• galvanized
• resurrected
• infused
• renewed
• woke (up)
• refreshed
• set off
• fermented
• buoyed
• fortified
• actuated
• incited
• fomented
• impelled
• motived
• whipped (up)
• inflamed
• instigated
• reactivated
• kindled
• emboldened
• turned on
• reinvigorated
• rekindled
• regenerated
• reawakened
• abetted
• resuscitated
• revitalized
• steeled
• recharged
• rejuvenated
• heartened
• refreshened
• restimulated
• enkindled
• reenergized
• reanimated
• reawoke

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• killed
• dampened
• damped
• wore
• dulled
• drained
• deadened
• weakened
• undermined
• exhausted
• burned out
• knocked out
• sapped
• harassed
• washed out
• checked
• slowed
• restrained
• suppressed
• fatigued
• inhibited
• wore out
• debilitated
• curbed
• enfeebled
• wearied
• stunted
• did in
• quenched
• enervated
• fagged
• repressed
• quelled
• stilled
• discouraged
• tuckered (out)
• jaded
• kayoed
• demoralized
• disheartened
• daunted
• dispirited

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of spiked

Adjective

In the early years of the pandemic, COVID spiked in both the summer and winter, with the winter waves being far more deadly. — Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Flynn’s letter references recent movement among community leaders to address the downtown violence that’s spiked since late June, including two closed-door meetings to address the crime spike there in the past two weeks. — Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 11 Aug. 2026

Verb

Diesel, a crucial fuel for the economy, has spiked 51% since the war started. — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026

Churn spiked with each cost bump, but many unsubscribers eventually came back. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 1 Sep. 2026