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pumped-up

ADJECTIVE
assured
Synonyms
STRONGEST
audacious certain composed confident gutsy poised self-assured self-confident sure unflappable
STRONG
collected cool secure
WEAK
assertive bold brazen cocksure complacent imperturbable overconfident positive pushy rosy sanguine self-possessed unhesitating upbeat
Antonyms
STRONGEST
humble meek self-doubting shy timid uncertain unconfident unself-confident unsure
WEAK
confused doubting feared fearful hesitant nervous
ADJECTIVE
built
Synonyms
STRONG
strapping
WEAK
athletic beefy brawny powerful stout strong sturdy
Antonyms
WEAK
flat puny skinny weak
ADJECTIVE
inflated
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bloated magnified overblown swollen
STRONG
aggrandized amplified augmented diffuse dilated distended enlarged extended filled grown overestimated puffed ranting spread stretched surcharged
WEAK
aureate bombastic dropsical euphuistic flatulent flowery fustian grandiloquent hot-air magniloquent ostentatious pompous pretentious prolix rhapsodical rhetorical showy tumescent tumid turgid verbose windy wordy
Antonyms
STRONGEST
shrunken
STRONG
abbreviated abridged compressed contracted reduced
WEAK
deflated
ADJECTIVE
jazzed-up
Synonyms
WEAK
gassed-up high geared high performance high-speed hopped-up pepped-up revved-up speedy supercharged
ADJECTIVE
muscular
Synonyms
STRONGEST
athletic brawny burly powerful robust sinewy stout strapping sturdy vigorous wiry
WEAK
able-bodied bruising fibrous hefty herculean hulky husky lusty mighty muscled powerhouse ripped ropy stalwart stringy strong tiger tough well-built
Antonyms
STRONGEST
impotent skinny slight small thin weak
WEAK
delicate flabby infirm
ADJECTIVE
overrated
Synonyms
STRONGEST
exaggerated overpriced
STRONG
overestimated overpaid
WEAK
hyped-up overpromoted puffed-up
ADJECTIVE
wired
Synonyms
STRONG
jazzed stimulated stoked
WEAK
edgy
Antonyms
WEAK
unwired

Example Sentences

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Quantitative easing has pumped up asset markets from the beginning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

But falling mortgage rates have now pumped up buyers’ purchasing power.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026

"There was no rule that you had to reinvest your earnings, but I suppose we were just too weak to resist. They just pumped up our dreams… until we lost all self-control, all critical judgment."

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025

In the hours leading up to Tuesday’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” newscasters pumped up the historic significance of that night’s monologue, a moment he met with heart and great humor.

From Salon • Sep. 26, 2025

The air leaked out around the rim but he turned the wheel and had the boy hold down the tire until it caught and he got it pumped up.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy