PUMPED Synonyms: 167 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈpəm(p)t

Definition of pumped

as in excited

showing urgent desire or interest the whole city's so pumped for this championship that it's unbelievable

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pumped

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verb

past tense of pump

as in bobbed

to make short up-and-down movements the thighs of the bicyclists were pumping furiously as they neared the finish line

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as in interrogated

to put a series of questions to prying neighbors pumped the guileless child for information about the family's new pool

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as in drained

to remove (liquid) gradually or completely pumped water from the well

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Recent Examples of pumped

Adjective

Over 90 percent of what’s pumped is toxic water that needs to be removed and treated, making operations more expensive. — Manuela Andreoni Erin Schaff, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2023 In this episode, Howser gawps at installation art, gets very pumped for VHS or Beta, marvels at golf carts. — Vulture, 17 Apr. 2022

Verb

The Willy Chavarria show was air-conditioned, pumped with Xinú perfume and felt expensive. — Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026 This new three-part docuseries interviews Belfort's former wife, his co-conspirators, and his victims to dive deep into how his boiler room operation pumped, dumped, and ripped off chumps. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 27 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for pumped

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pumped

Adjective

The 21-year-old was nervous and excited putting on the Lakers’ gold jersey Friday at Chase Center.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
Mauricio Umansky, Richards' estranged husband, is just as excited for the family's new addition.

— Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026

Definition of excited

Verb

Wooden boats bobbed in long rows, their names and registration numbers hand-painted on the hulls, as men in neon vests unloaded catch and frigate birds swooped down to pick at the scraps.

— Will Freeman, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
The enthusiasm was apparent as the catamaran bobbed around the future site of Pier Wind, which recently received a $20-million grant from the California Energy Commission.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026

Definition of bobbed

Verb

Information still needs to be interrogated, narratives stress-tested and probabilities translated into exposure limits.

— Peter Doyle, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
While Europeans at Ellis Island did face medical inspections and some were even detained, Asians and Pacific Islanders at Angel Island were especially not welcomed; because of anti-Chinese exclusion laws, they instead were inspected, interrogated and detained in prison-like conditions.

— Matt Alderton, USA Today, 22 June 2026

Definition of interrogated

Adjective

Morse, a progressive Republican from Wisconsin and an avid Cold Warrior, had been elected to the Senate from Oregon but left the Republican Party in part because of its failure to denounce Joseph McCarthy and, in 1955, became a Democrat.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2026
Hiking in particular requires much less guiding and support than cycling and many avid hikers are totally confident on their own.

— Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of avid

Verb

Thousands of fans in Mexico lost their minds and shook the earth.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
Multiple explosions shook central Kyiv and reverberated across the capital throughout the night as thousands of residents rushed to bomb shelters and underground metro stations.

— Gleb Garanich, USA Today, 2 July 2026

Definition of shook

Verb

Few elections in American history have been examined as extensively as Georgia’s in 2020.

— Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 7 July 2026
Separately, Giuliani and Goodwin examined the officiating history of Brazilian referee Raphael Claus, whose decision to issue the red card ignited the controversy.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 6 July 2026

Definition of examined

Adjective

China, the world's top crude importer, has not been particularly enthusiastic about purchasing Iranian oil, despite traditionally being the main buyer of the country's energy.

— Justina Lee, CNBC, 6 July 2026
None of these kids sits at the top of the Australian rankings, but behind them is a team of enthusiastic parents who formed a non-profit – Red Dirt Australian Rodeo – to raise money for the trip.

— Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 5 July 2026

Definition of enthusiastic

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