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Adjective

Excessively emotional, excited, aroused or angry

Angry, resentful, or embarrassed

Marked by a characteristic deemed as being impressive with regards to fashion

To have triggered a passionate feeling or reaction

To have advanced or promoted the growth of

To have thrown into a state of distress marked by confusion

To have expressed in greater detail

Past tense for to plan, produce or develop something

Past tense for to summon up a feeling or passion

Past tense for to excite to an excessive degree

Past tense for to be the cause of

Past tense for summon positive emotion (especially courage)

Past tense for to agitate or stir up

Past tense for to grow strongly and vigorously

Past tense for to motivate or animate, especially towards the accomplishment of a goal

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Adjective

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Excessively emotional, excited, aroused or angry

like a cat on a hot tin roof

in a state of agitation

like a cat on hot bricks

waiting with bated breath

at the end of your tether

waiting for the axe to fall

with one's stomach in knots

having butterflies in the stomach

with your heart in your mouth

fearfully anticipating

apprehensively expecting

like a fish out of water

not knowing what to do with oneself

out of one's wit

intimidated

tearing one's hair out

paralyzed with fear^US

frozen with fear

stunned

paralysed with fear^UK

like a chicken with its head cut off

driven to distraction

scared out of your wits

in a funk

frightened out of your wits

shaking in one's shoes

terrorized^US

terrorised^UK

having a funny feeling

all nerves

on the qui vive

in fear and trepidation

very scared

pushing the panic button

traumatized^US

lacking self-confidence

eccentric

lacking in confidence

agonized^US

agonised^UK

racked with suffering

traumatised^UK

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“It's hard to imagine anyone ever getting quite so worked up over these new buses.”

Adjective

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Angry, resentful, or embarrassed

burning with excitement

antagonized^US

as cross as two sticks

antagonised^UK

caviling^US

ill-humored^US

cavilling^UK

with all guns blazing

scandalised^UK

beside yourself with rage

scandalized^US

dishonored^US

dishonoured^UK

with a chip on your shoulder

fed up to the teeth

sick and tired

fed up to the back teeth

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Adjective

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Marked by a characteristic deemed as being impressive with regards to fashion

popularized^US

favorite^US

favoured^UK

favourite^UK

popularised^UK

favored^US

in favour^UK

in favor^US

as if one had just stepped out of a bandbox

commercially successful

colorful^US

colourful^UK

likable^US

modernised^UK

modernized^US

likeable^UK

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Verb

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To have triggered a passionate feeling or reaction

galvanized^US

energised^UK

energized^US

galvanised^UK

fired the imagination of

called forth

built up

perked up

fired the enthusiasm of

revitalized^US

gravelled^UK

graveled^US

rubbed up the wrong way

spooked

acted as a incentive to

set up

acted as a stimulus to

revitalised^UK

put someone's nose out of joint

antagonized^US

pressurized^US

favoured^UK

favored^US

added fuel to the flames

mobilised^UK

mobilized^US

setted one's teeth on edge

given someone the hump

antagonised^UK

pressurised^UK

tried the patience of

sticked in one's craw

made someone see red

acted as a impetus to

got across

cheered up

wakened up

gave someone the hump

gotten under your skin

made more exciting

given a shot in the arm to

gave a shot in the arm to

added fuel

gotten up

gave the incentive to

given the incentive to

shaken

shaken up

given a new lease of life to

gotten one started

gave a new lease of life to

driven to distraction

driven round the bend

gotten on one's nerves

gotten on your nerves

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“He hadn't succeeded in the ring because he hadn't been able to work up feelings of hate for his opponents.”

Verb

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To have advanced or promoted the growth of

modernised^UK

modernized^US

optimized^US

taken it to the next level

took it to the next level

practised^UK

practiced^US

optimised^UK

increased one's intensity

stepped up one's game

added value to

elevated one's game

got on

moved forward in leaps and bounds

taken to the next level

took to the next level

taken it to the limit

rose to the next level

risen to the next level

put flesh on the bones of

utilized^US

changed for the better

utilised^UK

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Verb

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To have thrown into a state of distress marked by confusion

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

put someone off their stroke

terrorized^US

hurt somebody's feelings

terrorised^UK

made one's blood run cold

scared to death

made one's hair stand on end

bedevilled^UK

bedeviled^US

tantalised^UK

put the fear of God into

put someone off their stride

scared the bejesus out of

cut up

tantalized^US

setted someone back on their heels

put to trouble

scared the living daylights out of

agonized^US

paralysed^UK

paralyzed^US

made one's flesh creep

made wretched

chilled to the marrow

made someone jump out of their skin

agonised^UK

pulled the rug out from under

incapacitated

scared someone out of their wits

harrowed

scared the pants off of

goaded

separated

had an adverse effect on

filled with consternation

scared witless

made someone jump out of his skin

scared someone half to death

desolated

disconnected

scared the daylights out of

disengaged

made self-conscious

got across

made someone scratch their head

froze your blood

pulled the rug from under

took the wind out of your sails

taken the wind out of your sails

went against the grain

stricken down

gone against the grain

gave one the creeps

given someone goose pimples

threw into a blue funk

given someone the heebie-jeebies

given one the creeps

gave someone goose pimples

gave someone the heebie-jeebies

thrown into a blue funk

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Verb

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To have expressed in greater detail

Verb

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Past tense for to plan, produce or develop something

organized^US

organised^UK

molded^US

moulded^UK

maneuvered^US

manoeuvred^UK

itemized^US

modeled^US

modelled^UK

marshalled^UK

marshaled^US

itemised^UK

synthesized^US

synthesised^UK

made arrangements for

mobilised^UK

mobilized^US

had the bright idea of

made preparations for

pulled things together

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“Lately, Congressional committees have tried to work up a solution to get this replacement construction started early.”

Verb

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Past tense for to summon up a feeling or passion

“It took weeks for me to work up the courage to speak to her.”

Verb

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Past tense for to excite to an excessive degree

Verb

Past tense for to be the cause of

catalysed^UK

catalyzed^US

started the ball rolling

gotten things rolling

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Verb

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Past tense for summon positive emotion (especially courage)

Verb

Past tense for to agitate or stir up

Verb

Past tense for to grow strongly and vigorously

moved forward in leaps and bounds

lived the life of Riley

done all right for oneself

did all right for oneself

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Verb

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Past tense for to motivate or animate, especially towards the accomplishment of a goal

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