FIRED (UP) Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

fired (up)

verb

Definition of fired (up)

past tense of fire (up)

as in provoked

to rouse to strong feeling or action the dynamic speaker fired up the audience as no one had previously done

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The sources added that the relationship breakdown also provoked serious concerns about the wellbeing of the senior colleague.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026
Even the smaller discoveries, like the shovel found in the rock area, provoked the kind of reflection that Idaho Public Archaeology hopes to spur.

— Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of provoked

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Students avoided asking questions that could be considered controversial, and teachers no longer encouraged open discussion.

— Fatima Faizi, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026
Patients should be encouraged to ask who manufactured the product, why it is being recommended, whether FDA has evaluated it and how to report an adverse reaction.

— Washington Post, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of encouraged

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So the majority of product [is] stimulated by patient interaction, and the hero product has to be the Polish.

— Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
What might have seemed dull to a thought stimulated by the senses or by intellectual pursuits becomes an opportunity to listen for what Christ is imparting to us – nurturing our progress in understanding the things of Spirit, God.

— Tony Lobl, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of stimulated

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