amped up
Really keyed up
Amped up means excited, energized, or intensely enthusiastic.
The phrase comes from amplifier—turning up the volume or power.
Someone amped up before a competition is fired up and ready: The team was amped up for the championship game.
It can also describe anxiety or overstimulation: I was so amped up on caffeine I couldn't sleep.
Often shortened to just amped.
- pumped upExcited and energized
- revved upExcited and eager
- excitedEagerly anticipating something
- worked upEmotionally aroused, upset
- motivatedSpurred to action
energized · supercharged · full throttle · adrenalized · exhilarated · stoked · jazzed up · juiced up · lit · boosted · electrified · on fire · buzzing · wired · running hot · turnt · hyperactive · thrilled
- energy idiomsfull of beans, running on empty, second wind, burn out, fired up
- energy metaphorscharged, electric, electrified, jolt, spark
- intensifiedboosted, enhanced, heightened, increased, intensified
- hyperactivityfidgeting, hyper, restlessness, fidgety, restless
- energy levelsenergetic, energized, hyped, exhausted, fatigued
- mood idiomsbad mood, black mood, dark mood, foul mood, in a mood