Synonyms of spiking

spiking

verb

present participle of spike

1

as in stabbing

to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object

scorpions use their stinger-equipped tails to spike their prey

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stabbing
• picking
• puncturing
• jabbing
• piercing
• sticking
• spitting
• pecking
• impaling
• spearing
• slicing
• poking
• punching
• skewering
• harpooning
• lancing
• transfixing
• pinking
• running through
• goring
• transpiercing
• cutting
• perforating
• spindling
• thrusting
• riddling
• pricking
• knifing
• bayoneting
• pronging
• gimleting
• piking
• pinpricking
• quilling
• dirking
• poniarding

2

as in stimulating

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

• stimulating
• stirring
• arousing
• firing
• animating
• driving
• provoking
• energizing
• activating
• triggering
• electrifying
• lifting
• cheering
• awakening
• bracing
• quickening
• enlivening
• raising
• invigorating
• reviving
• vitalizing
• boosting
• exciting
• sparking
• strengthening
• recreating
• charging
• propelling
• vivifying
• zipping (up)
• filliping
• jump-starting
• rallying
• motivating
• rousing
• inspiring
• awaking
• moving
• pepping (up)
• jazzing (up)
• gingering (up)
• livening (up)
• juicing up
• resurrecting
• waking (up)
• amping (up)
• renewing
• motiving
• actuating
• galvanizing
• refreshing
• inciting
• fomenting
• infusing
• buoying
• fermenting
• instigating
• kindling
• inflaming
• impelling
• setting off
• whipping (up)
• reactivating
• fortifying
• regenerating
• reinvigorating
• rekindling
• turning on
• reawakening
• abetting
• resuscitating
• recharging
• revitalizing
• rejuvenating
• emboldening
• steeling
• reenergizing
• restimulating
• enkindling
• reanimating
• reawaking
• refreshening
• heartening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• killing
• dampening
• damping
• wearing
• undermining
• dulling
• draining
• deadening
• weakening
• harassing
• sapping
• checking
• slowing
• exhausting
• restraining
• debilitating
• knocking out
• burning out
• suppressing
• wearing out
• curbing
• enervating
• inhibiting
• quenching
• doing in
• washing out
• fatiguing
• wearying
• stunting
• repressing
• quelling
• enfeebling
• fagging
• stilling
• discouraging
• kayoing
• tuckering (out)
• demoralizing
• daunting
• jading
• disheartening
• dispiriting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of spiking

Sticker shock The DWP says its recent high bills are driven by spiking power use during the record-breaking summer heat, especially for air conditioning, not by rate increases. — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Even so, there are numerous reports of perpetrators spiking a victim’s drink or otherwise slipping a drug to them without their knowledge. — Christopher P. Holstege, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2026

Bloomberg News reported that CoreWeave's bonds sold off sharply, with unsecured debt due in 2032 trading below 80 cents on the dollar and yields spiking. — Davis Giangiulio,darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

Instead of spiking the ball to stop the clock and kicking, the Commanders huddled. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026

Michigan gas prices started spiking on Friday and remained high over the weekend, with AAA reporting prices were 19 cents higher on Monday than a week ago. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026

Months of American and Israeli bombs have damaged the country’s industries and infrastructure, spiking unemployment and pushing more Iranians into poverty. — Narges Bajoghli, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026

For hours, the medical team tried to stabilize her spiking pulse. — CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

With prices spiking and borrowing costs already high, the Federal Reserve’s latest decision could make life even more expensive, said Rachel Lerman in The Washington Post. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 28 Sep. 2026