on steroids

phrase

1

: taking anabolic steroids

an athlete accused of being on steroids

The term [road rage] was presumably based on "roid rage," referring to sudden violent activity by people on steroids.

—Michael Fumento

2

informal : greatly increased in size or power beyond what is normal or usual

With one giant claw and one smaller one, the creature looks like a fiddler crab on steroids.

—Don Wilson

… the inflation of a military budget that already looks as though it's on steroids.

—Donald Kaul

Only technology could cook it in record time. A microwave oven on steroids, that cooks eight times faster than other conventional ovens.

—James Hattori et al.

Examples of on steroids in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Of course, there's no fuel tank, exhaust system, clutch, or conventional transmission taking up space, leaving the X7 looking more like a bicycle on steroids than a conventional motorcycle. — New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2026

Multifamily construction was on steroids in recent years, peaking in 2024 when more than 600,000 new units came to market. — Diana Olick, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

The Dory series is about surviving the ups and downs of childhood, on steroids. — Liz Rosenberg, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026

Solar eclipses are like new moons on steroids and are known to be three times more powerful. — Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for on steroids

• adenoids
• alkaloids
• anthropoids
• asteroids
• bacteroides
• culicoides
• hemorrhoids
• opioids
• sinusoids
• solenoids
• strongyloides
• thylakoids