Synonyms of spiked

spiked 1 of 2

adjective

as in spiky

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spiky
• barbed
• jagged
• pronged
• spikey
• spikelike
• spiny
• needlelike
• tipped
• peaked
• pointed
• knifelike
• pointy
• bladelike
• spired
• sharp

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dull
• blunt
• rounded

spiked

2 of 2

verb

past tense of spike

1

as in stabbed

to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object

scorpions use their stinger-equipped tails to spike their prey

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stabbed
• pierced
• punctured
• jabbed
• picked
• stuck
• impaled
• speared
• skewered
• pecked
• spitted
• sliced
• punched
• poked
• gored
• harpooned
• transfixed
• lanced
• pinked
• ran through
• transpierced
• perforated
• riddled
• cut
• spindled
• pricked
• thrust
• knifed
• pronged
• bayoneted
• bayonetted
• piked
• gimleted
• pinpricked
• dirked
• poniarded
• quilled

2

as in stimulated

to give life, vigor, or spirit to

he spiked what otherwise would have been a dry economic lecture with some jokes and anecdotes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stimulated
• stirred
• electrified
• aroused
• animated
• provoked
• activated
• enlivened
• lifted
• triggered
• braced
• drove
• awakened
• cheered
• revived
• quickened
• energized
• inspired
• fired
• boosted
• vitalized
• zipped (up)
• raised
• strengthened
• sparked
• invigorated
• propelled
• excited
• vivified
• rallied
• charged
• jump-started
• recreated
• jazzed (up)
• livened (up)
• roused
• filliped
• awoke
• pepped (up)
• juiced up
• motivated
• awaked
• moved
• gingered (up)
• amped (up)
• resurrected
• galvanized
• renewed
• infused
• motived
• woke (up)
• refreshed
• set off
• fermented
• buoyed
• waked (up)
• fortified
• enflamed
• actuated
• incited
• fomented
• impelled
• whipped (up)
• inflamed
• instigated
• reactivated
• kindled
• emboldened
• turned on
• reinvigorated
• rekindled
• regenerated
• reawakened
• resuscitated
• abetted
• restimulated
• revitalized
• steeled
• recharged
• enkindled
• reenergized
• rejuvenated
• reanimated
• heartened
• refreshened
• reawaked
• reawoke
• re-energized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• killed
• dampened
• damped
• wore
• dulled
• drained
• deadened
• weakened
• undermined
• exhausted
• burned out
• knocked out
• sapped
• harassed
• washed out
• burnt out
• checked
• slowed
• restrained
• suppressed
• fatigued
• inhibited
• wore out
• debilitated
• curbed
• enfeebled
• wearied
• stunted
• did in
• quenched
• enervated
• fagged
• repressed
• quelled
• stilled
• discouraged
• tuckered (out)
• jaded
• kayoed
• demoralized
• disheartened
• daunted
• dispirited

Examples of spiked in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Here’s a fairly intuitive one; these hash browns come spiked with jalapeños. —Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2024

Additional charges filed in March accuse her of an earlier attempt to kill him with a spiked sandwich on Valentine's Day. —CBS News, 26 Aug. 2024

However, the timing of this massively spiked public interest in AI as a threat to the creative industries and the creative arts. —Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2024

On July 25, his son Ryder, 18, shared photos of the vacation to his Instagram, showing what his dad looked like without his spiked hair. —Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2024