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

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

Doses in spiked products are unmeasured and can exceed prescription strength. — Jesse M. Pines, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Verb

But in the following year, farm bankruptcies spiked across much of the country, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation. — Scott Neuman, NPR, 20 Aug. 2026

Public records obtained by The Times showed that, as the fire burned for eight days, the number of patients who went to nearby hospitals reporting throat pain and concerns about smoke inhalation spiked. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026