drummed up
Generated through effort
Drummed up means generated or gathered through persistent effort, often with a connotation of artificiality or contrivance.
You drum up support, business, enthusiasm, or interest by actively soliciting it: She drummed up enough votes to pass the measure.
The phrase can suggest manufacturing something from little or nothing: The charges were drummed up to discredit him.
- promotedAdvanced in rank
- generatedBrought into being
- encouragedGave support and confidence
- ralliedRecovered or assembled
- attractedPulled by appeal
solicited · inspired · increased · mobilized · advertised · mustered · motivated · convinced · concocted · cooked up · cultivated · publicized · campaigned · galvanized · whipped up · fabricated · ginned up · made up
drummed upspontaneous
Arising without external cause
unsolicited · volunteered · freely given · organic · genuine
drummed upsuppressed
Forcibly held down
quashed · stifled · dampened · discouraged · squelched