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Definitions

soup up

VERB
add
Synonyms
STRONGEST
boost continue include reply
STRONG
affix annex ante append augment hike pad parlay piggyback snowball spike supplement sweeten tag
WEAK
beef up build up charge up cue in figure in flesh out heat up hike up hitch on hook on hook up with jack up jazz up join together plug into pour it on run up say further slap on speed up step up tack on
Antonyms
STRONGEST
halt
STRONG
decrease detach subtract
WEAK
deduct diminish lessen reduce remove withdraw
VERB
amplify
Synonyms
STRONGEST
augment deepen exaggerate heighten intensify magnify strengthen
STRONG
add boost develop elaborate enlarge expand expatiate extend inflate lengthen pad pyramid raise stretch supplement swell up widen
WEAK
beef up build up flesh out hike up jack up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
decrease play down weaken
STRONG
abbreviate abridge compress concentrate condense contract curtail cut diminish halt lessen lower narrow reduce repress shorten shrink simplify stop subtract
WEAK
summarize
VERB
enrich
Synonyms
STRONGEST
augment cultivate develop endow enhance refine supplement upgrade
STRONG
adorn aggrandize ameliorate better build decorate grace ornament pad parlay pyramid spike sweeten up
WEAK
beef up build up figure in flesh out hike up hop up jack up jazz up make rich pour it on run up step up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
decrease
STRONG
disgrace worsen
WEAK
deplete impoverish reduce take
VERB
expand
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bolster broaden develop enlarge grow increase open spread swell widen
STRONG
aggrandize amplify bloat burgeon detail diffuse dilate distend elaborate embellish explicate fatten heighten hike inflate lengthen magnify mount multiply mushroom pad piggyback prolong protract pyramid stretch thicken unfold unfurl unravel unroll wax
WEAK
beef up blow up bulk up fan out fill out open out outspread puff up slap on spread out stretch out tack on upsurge
Antonyms
STRONGEST
close compress decrease diminish end halt hide hinder lessen narrow reduce restrict shrink stop
STRONG
abbreviate contract curtail deflate fall lower shorten shrivel simplify tangle thin withhold
WEAK
abridge
VERB
fortify
Synonyms
STRONGEST
brace build up buttress consolidate entrench protect reinforce secure shore up step up strengthen
STRONG
bulwark embattle garrison gird prepare prop ready steel support
WEAK
charge up punch up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
harm hurt injure let down let go loosen unfasten weaken
STRONG
neglect
WEAK
decrease discourage dissuade
VERB
reinforce
Synonyms
STRONGEST
add to bolster boost build up buttress emphasize enlarge fortify increase shore up stress support underline
STRONG
carry energize harden hype multiply prop stiffen stroke supplement sustain toughen
WEAK
add fuel to fire back up beef up heat up lend a hand pick up pillar prop up punch up stand up for
Antonyms
STRONGEST
decrease diminish discourage hinder hurt lessen let down play down prevent reduce undermine weaken
STRONG
liquefy melt soften
WEAK
subtract take away

Example Sentences

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On top of that, once you embrace these brothy bowls, you’ll discover that many recipes are blueprints: You can creatively soup up all kinds of herbs, proteins and starches.

From Washington Post • Dec. 27, 2022

What made our grandfathers want to soup up their cars?

From New York Times • Nov. 18, 2021

Rising global average temperatures can also soup up storms and lead to more intense rainfall in some regions.

From The Verge • Aug. 4, 2021

Analysts said the takeover of TSG would soup up Flutter’s efforts to conquer the US and could signal fresh consolidation in a sector that has already witnessed a succession of mergers.

From The Guardian • Oct. 2, 2019

Yossarian put another can of soup up to cook and ate that too when it was hot.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.