on steroids
Pumped up massively
An intensifier meaning a bigger, stronger, or more extreme version of something.
If a new stadium is a baseball cathedral on steroids, it's grander and more impressive than anything before it.
The phrase alludes to anabolic steroids, which artificially enhance athletic performance and muscle growth.
- pumped upExcited and energized
- boostedRaised or amplified
- jacked upRaised or increased dramatically
- larger-than-lifeImpressively exceeding normal proportions
- amplifiedIncreased in strength
gone wild · testosterone · doping · intensified · turbocharged · beast mode · augmented · exaggerated · maxed out · souped-up · overclocked · performance-enhancing drugs · roid rage · hormone therapy · over-the-top · muscle growth · magnified · next-level
on steroidswatered-down
Reduced in strength
diluted · scaled back · toned down · lite · mini
on steroidsneutered
Rendered infertile surgically
defanged · declawed · hobbled · crippled · handicapped
on steroidssubtle
Not immediately obvious
understated · modest · restrained · subdued · low-key