UPPED Synonyms: 146 Similar and Opposite Words

upped

verb

Definition of upped next

past tense of up

as in increased

to make greater in size, amount, or number climbing fuel prices have forced the delivery company to up its prices

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as in lifted

to move from a lower to a higher place or position upped the catboat's sail

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as in climbed

to move or extend upward the road constantly ups and downs as it makes its way over the hills

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Recent Examples of upped At the end of the first night, Bingham upped the invitation, asking Allen to cancel his plans to go home and jump on the bus for a week of shows. —

Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 4 May 2026 The minimum pay — which hasn't been raised federally since 2009 — would be required to be upped by larger companies, according to the new legislation. —

Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 4 May 2026 Rotation battle heating up After Emmet Sheehan battled mechanical problems and gave up four runs in 4⅔ innings Friday, and Roki Sasaki authored his first quality start of the season Saturday, Wrobleski upped the ante. —

Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026 Cates, at least, has upped his scoring. —

Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 1 May 2026 The bill would have upped the limit to 10 milligrams per 12-ounce serving. —

Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 29 Apr. 2026 The two sisters, who started playing pickleball as a family tradition years ago, upped the sibling rivalry with an exhibition match alongside pickleball professionals. —

Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026 Yes, California has upped its home construction game – at a pace on par with the nation. —

Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026 Newsom upped the in-office requirement to four days last year, but subsequently postponed that mandate after facing steep push-back from state employees and labor groups. —

William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026

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Glas said many producers understandably believed that given the gap in IEEPA tariff rates between free-trade-agreement qualifying countries in the Western Hemisphere and those in Asia — which amounted by about 10 percentage points in most cases — sourcing from the Americas should have increased.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 4 May 2026
European countries and Canada have increased defense spending and military recruitment efforts over the last year in response to Trump’s threats.

— Mark Carlson, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026