amped up

Meanings

1. 1adjectivenot comparableinformal

   very excited, eager, or full of nervous energy about something

   Grammar: Used after linking verbs: get amped up, feel amped up; not before a noun in this sense.

   Patterns

   • be amped up about something
   • get amped up
   • feel amped up

   The kids were really amped up about the school trip.

   He gets amped up before every big match and can't sit still.

   Everyone was amped up after the concert and nobody wanted to go home.

2. 2adjectivenot comparableinformal

   made stronger, louder, or more intense than usual

   Grammar: Often used before a noun: an amped-up version, an amped-up sound.

   Patterns

   • an amped-up version of something
   • amped-up music

   They played an amped-up version of an old folk song.

   The new model is just an amped-up version of last year's phone.

Common combinations

get amped up

The crowd got amped up as soon as the band walked on stage.

be amped up about something

She's really amped up about her first day at work.

an amped-up version

The film is an amped-up version of the original story.

feel amped up

I felt amped up for hours after the game.

Synonyms and how they differ

pumped up

Very similar in informal use; pumped up is especially common for excitement before sport or exercise.

hyped

Also informal and close in meaning, but it often suggests excitement built up by advertising or talk.

excited

The neutral, everyday word; amped up is stronger and more informal.

Opposites

Word family

amp verb

To make something stronger or louder, as in 'amp up the sound'.

Commonly confused: amped up or amped?

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