AMPED (UP) Synonyms: 179 Similar and Opposite Words

amped (up)

verb

Definition of amped (up)

past tense of amp (up)

as in stimulated

to give life, vigor, or spirit to an important news story that doesn't need to be amped up with sensationalism

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as in intensified

to make markedly greater in measure or degree inflammatory rhetoric that served only to amp up the civil unrest that was overspreading the city

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The move stimulated the private sector and accelerated the deployment of EV infrastructure, Vesser said.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Issagholyan built out a 24-session plan to course-correct, involving twice weekly visits in which I would be chiropractically adjusted, my jaw cold-lasered to promote cellular regeneration and my back muscles stimulated by electrodes.

— Alessandra Codinha, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of stimulated

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Tensions were heightened earlier this month when Houthis struck King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, leaving more than a dozen dead.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Against a largely black palette, flashes of alarm red and bubblegum pink heightened the collection’s apocalyptic ethos.

— Livia Caligor, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of heightened

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Visions, enhanced with shadows and emotion, came to life on marble through sketching the stone and chiseling and carving entirely by hand.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026
Each picture mode offers essentially the same rich set of options, except for AI-enhanced, which locks you out of some settings (including local contrast and color tuner), presumably because the AI logic is handling those.

— M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of enhanced

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The friction has deepened since co-founder Reed Hastings stepped away from management, handing the reins in January 2023 to Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters, who share the job of chief executive.

— Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
The crisis at Manchester United deepened with a 3-0 home loss to Bournemouth in the Premier League, while Italian champion Inter Milan needed two goals in stoppage time to regain the Serie A lead.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of deepened

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After detecting the model’s attempt to access the internet, OpenAI paused frontier reinforcement learning while engineers strengthened the systems containing its agents.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
Republicans have not won any Congressional or statewide races in Connecticut since 2006 as Democrats have strengthened their political hold in a blue state.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of strengthened

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Freshman setter Isabella Collado stepped up in the fifth set to help the Panthers secure the victory.

— Alex Kushel, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
Set to bachata, cumbia, and reggaeton instrumentals, attendees stepped up to a vintage microphone to record their own rendition, creating a playful moment in the spotlight that brought the spirit of Latin Week to life.

— Meghan Mahar, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of stepped up

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