PEPPING (UP) Synonyms: 127 Similar and Opposite Words

pepping (up)

verb

present participle of pep (up)

as in stimulating

to give life, vigor, or spirit to the music at the party pepped everyone up

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stimulating

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While stimulating a fresh sense of observation, Selwyn also wanted to counter some myths about museums.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026
But now this new syndrome, Alpha-gal syndrome, is stimulating communities to say, 'Enough is enough.

— David Pogue, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026

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