hyped-up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hyped-up
Adjective
  • The exaggerated, puppet-like character designs contribute to the game's mythic, storybook quality.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
  • But it was also used to stop other individuals’ display behaviors—dramatic, exaggerated actions or gestures bonobos perform to assert dominance or attract attention.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • While Teresa’s troubled past with the law doesn’t necessarily impact her current debt, and a tax lien is not indicative of a criminal fraud case, time will tell if that is something authorities suspect.
    Liza Esquibias, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
  • But as the stories grow of ailing or troubled veterans who die or attempt suicide because of their inability to get the VA’s help, these lawmakers can only hide for so long.
    U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Some people find that drinking it on an empty stomach, such as before breakfast, can also lead to digestive upset or acid reflux.
    Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 2 Apr. 2025
  • This resulted in the anonymous poster feeling guilty and upset.
    Ashley Vega, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Some of Musk's defenders in the White House caution reporting that Musk is being pushed out is overblown, sources said.
    Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2025
  • The Trump administration has sought to do damage control on the incident, slamming The Atlantic and arguing that the backlash to it has been overblown.
    Jared Gans, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • But jittery American wine importers have already hit pause on orders from Tuscany, Italy’s most famous wine-exporting region.
    Jack Ewing, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Zane has his head strapped to a block so a jittery doctor can peel back his scalp and drill through his skull.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Phill Lewis portrays the uptight, frequently agitated hotel manager Mr. Moseby, who’s also something of a surrogate father to Zack, Cody, Maddie, and London especially.
    Skyler Trepel, EW.com, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Mind you, 60% of the FBS programs and 75% of the stodgy, uptight athletic directors in the Big Ten would probably never agree to it.
    Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Others might be more high-strung, trying to live up to the older sibling's example or carve out their own identity.
    Emily Edlynn, Parents, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Her perception of things is a lot more high-strung than mine.
    Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 28 May 2024
Adjective
  • The Hill: Families and students are nervous about the fate of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid amid Trump’s massive cuts to the Department of Education and his plans to do away with it entirely.
    Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 7 Apr. 2025
  • During her rehearsal, Windsor was visibly nervous and explained that the song was a risk.
    Daniela Avila, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Hyped-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hyped-up. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.

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