Synonyms of stoked

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adjective

ˈstōkt 

slang

as in excited

showing urgent desire or interest

we're pretty stoked about the upcoming benefit concert featuring a galaxy of rock stars

Synonyms & Similar Words

• excited
• enthusiastic
• avid
• eager
• anxious
• pumped
• keen
• hungry
• ardent
• happy
• impatient
• enthused
• interested
• geeked
• ready
• desirous
• antsy
• thirsty
• voracious
• greedy
• juiced
• nuts
• agog
• great
• crazy
• solicitous
• gung ho
• raring
• willing
• chomping at the bit
• bonkers
• champing at the bit
• wild
• engaged
• hot
• hepped up
• hopped-up
• obsessed
• gaga
• glad
• athirst
• longing
• ambitious
• covetous
• restless
• hankering
• craving
• breathless
• restive
• disposed
• inclined
• pining
• amenable
• hung up
• appetent
• game
• unreluctant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• indifferent
• apathetic
• unconcerned
• casual
• uninterested
• unenthusiastic
• disinterested
• nonchalant
• detached
• aloof
• incurious
• reluctant
• insouciant
• hesitant
• unwilling
• lukewarm
• loath
• uneager
• impassive
• stolid
• averse
• lackadaisical
• languid
• halfhearted
• languorous
• disinclined
• spiritless

stoked

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verb

past tense of stoke

as in increased

to make greater in size, amount, or number

hopefully, offering stock options will stoke workers' commitment to the company

Synonyms & Similar Words

• increased
• expanded
• accelerated
• boosted
• augmented
• raised
• multiplied
• hyped
• extended
• added (to)
• reinforced
• swelled
• escalated
• intensified
• enhanced
• amplified
• compounded
• strengthened
• upped
• enlarged
• maximized
• built up
• pumped up
• aggrandized
• jumped
• supersized
• skyrocketed
• heightened
• spiked
• supplemented
• developed
• inflated
• boomed
• prolonged
• drew out
• bumped (up)
• stretched
• complemented
• lengthened
• dilated
• distended
• protracted
• blew up
• fleshed (out)
• elongated
• magnified
• accumulated
• collected
• ratcheted (up)
• amassed
• beefed (up)
• racheted (up)
• followed up
• parlayed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reduced
• decreased
• diminished
• lessened
• dwindled
• lowered
• abated
• subtracted (from)
• downsized
• curtailed
• shortened
• contracted
• abridged
• compressed
• abbreviated
• de-escalated
• condensed
• constricted
• minified
• cut back
• retrenched

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stoked

Adjective

Yeah, very privileged to be a part of it all, very stoked and really grateful that our fan base continues to evolve and has embraced this new chapter with so much passion. — Steve Baltin, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025

When the breakout actor won, Randolph was super stoked and was spotted giving a high-five to a tablemate as Sessa walked to the stage in his Saint Laurent look. — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2024

George Floyd's death at the hands of Minneapolis police in May, and the protests and riots that followed, further stoked fears of social unrest and violence, intensifying the run on guns and ammunition for self-defense. — Star Tribune, 7 Sep. 2020

Verb

Trump has placed tariffs at the center of his agenda throughout his second term in the White House, though his use of the economic tool has faced some major legal setbacks and stoked heated pushback from other countries. — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026

But how exactly can the league pivot back to basketball, especially during a time when outrage is so easily stoked? — Jemele Hill, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2026

That has been stoked in part by the media, with publications such as Texas Monthly reviewing and ranking barbecue places, creating a frenzy around the best ones. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Aug. 2026

The online chatter about the bags themselves hasn't died down either; whether a new version of the tote has been spotted, or whether a specific location has restocked the bag, the flames are still being stoked. — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026

President Paul Biya’s shuffle of key army positions during a two-month absence from Cameroon has stoked fresh speculation about political stability in the cocoa and oil-producing nation. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Such partnerships stoked popular anger at the governments of those countries and the United States. — Michael Fuchs, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2026

Treasury yields already stand at elevated levels, after the Iran war stoked rising inflation and pushed up borrowing costs. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026

Now in the spotlight, the case has stoked outrage and concern in China especially after a tightening of rules in the wake of another scandal – the revelation in 2018 that babies had been born from embryos gene-edited by Chinese scientist He Jiankui. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 July 2026