SOUPED UP Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of souped-up

as in showy

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verb

past tense of soup up

as in improved

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Recent Examples of souped-up

Adjective

This sleek toothbrush is souped-up with multiple brush settings, Bluetooth connectivity, and a carrying case for easy traveling. — Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 9 Oct. 2024 Meanwhile, the Arts Club Dubai is a souped-up, supersize sibling to its namesake in Mayfair, stretched across 65,000 square feet in the financial district. — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2024 In fact, Levin suspects that cognition probably evolved as cells started to collaborate to carry out the incredibly difficult task of building complex organisms and then got souped-up into brains to allow animals to move and think faster. — Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024

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Adjective

Flowering non-stop summer-through fall in showy combinations of yellow, orange, and red, blanket flower provides a good source of nectar to native bees and butterflies, while the small seeds are eaten by finches.

— Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
The showy, low-maintenance shrub is resistant to pests and diseases and thrives in partial sun to partial shade.

— SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 29 June 2026

Definition of showy

Verb

Advances in childbirth — including prenatal care, Cesarean sections, blood transfusions, antibiotics and neonatal intensive care — also dramatically improved maternal and infant survival compared with colonial America.

— Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
The incursions showed drone defenses in Europe need to rapidly be improved, the IISS said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026

Definition of improved

Adjective

The country’s massive celebrations have made international headlines, with videos of exuberant fans rocking cars and even buses going viral.

— Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Across the Bay Area, plenty of events are planned to accommodate the swarms of exuberant fans gathering to experience the hype, even without any game tickets.

— Kassia Bonesteel, CBS News, 30 June 2026

Definition of exuberant

Verb

The strapless corset gown had a sheer illusion jacket embellished with pearls and was paired with a cathedral veil.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
It’s embellished, but the work has gravitas—not just beading for beading’s sake, but weighty and graphic.

— Rebecca Suhrawardi, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of embellished

Adjective

Edgar Guerrero was one of the many with the flamboyant headgear.

— Julianna Mejia, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
The 44-year-old wore the deep green velvet robe and black hat trimmed with flamboyant white ostrich feathers while attending the service alongside other senior royals.

— Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026

Definition of flamboyant

Verb

Ricky Saints tricked the referee into thinking Lil Yachty used the kendo stick on him, and after traveling all the way to Riyadh, Yachty was tossed out just minutes into the match.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
While the war ended years before, the hostility spread from the stands — with skirmishes among supporters — into the field, when Maradona tricked the referee and the world with the World Cup’s most infamous goal, punching the ball into the net with his fist above England’s goalie Peter Shilton.

— Gabriel Sama, Mercury News, 21 June 2026

Definition of tricked

Adjective

And the jovial human moments between bursts of grandiose showmanship leave the reassuring impression that Elvis really, truly enjoyed being Elvis.

— Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026
Given the absence of profits, investors are effectively betting on Musk’s grandiose vision of a future filled with orbital AI data centers and colonies on the Moon and Mars, lofty goals that could take decades to come to fruition — if ever.

— Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 1 July 2026

Definition of grandiose

Verb

The wide-open scam enriched Haitian freeloaders as Bonheur personally netted a million bucks in just two years after Joe Biden rang the dinner bell for every grifter in the Third World.

— Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 7 July 2026
Governments will always play their role, but the quiet work of building personal and institutional bridges ensures those relationships endure, enriched by the full sweep of history rather than the noise of the moment.

— Stewart McLaurin, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

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