Definitions

pump up

VERB

blow up

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fill

WEAK

billow bloat distend enlarge expand inflate puff up swell

Antonyms

WEAK

be calm deflate ignore let go let out shrink shrivel

VERB

energize

Synonyms

STRONGEST

animate electrify empower excite invigorate motivate reinforce stimulate strengthen trigger

STRONG

arm enable enliven fortify goose innervate inspirit prime quicken sustain vitalize

WEAK

actify activize build up jazz up juice up liven up pep up put zip into start up switch on turn on work up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bore calm deaden depress discourage dishearten dissuade dull weaken

STRONG

halt stop

WEAK

deactivate debilitate sap tire weary

VERB

fill

Synonyms

STRONGEST

block clog close cram crowd furnish lade load overflow pack permeate saturate store stuff supply swell top

STRONG

charge choke congest distend fulfill glut gorge heap impregnate inflate meet overspread pervade plug ram replenish sate satiate satisfy shoal stock stopper stretch

WEAK

blow up brim over bulge out jam-pack pack like sardines puff up ram in take up top off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

open release unblock unstop

STRONG

abstain compress contract deflate deplete deprive diet dissatisfy fail fast miss shrink use up waste

WEAK

drain empty exhaust spend take use void

VERB

inflate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

augment bloat boost enlarge escalate exaggerate expand magnify maximize overestimate pad widen

STRONG

aerate aggrandize amplify balloon cram dilate distend exalt pyramid raise spread stretch surcharge

WEAK

beef up build up flesh out puff up swell up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abridge decrease diminish lessen lower play down reduce shrink weaken

STRONG

compress contract debase depress

WEAK

deflate let air out

VERB

vitalize

Synonyms

STRONGEST

enliven invigorate juice up stimulate

STRONG

animate arm electrify empower enable excite exhilarate fortify goose innervate inspirit motivate prime quicken reinforce strengthen sustain trigger

WEAK

actify activize build up jazz up liven up pep up put zip into start up switch on turn on work up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bore depress dull enervate

STRONG

block deaden discourage dissuade halt hurt stop weaken

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pump up

Drone strikes beyond the battlefield pump up market for technology to repel them.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026

In April, those numbers came in at multi-year highs, with fuel prices at the pump up around 51 percent since the war began, and grocery prices at their highest level since 2023.

From Barron's ● May 13, 2026

She had a wealth of Dale Carnegie-esque aphorisms to pump up her young charge, such as “put on your magic shoes,” or “Mind is in every cell of the body. Thoughts are everything.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2025

Home players will do whatever they can to pump up the crowd, while the visiting side always relishes any opportunity to hit back.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2025

The first stop is the gas station, to pump up my tires.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson

pump up

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