Synonyms of spiked

spiked 1 of 2

adjective

as in spiky

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

• 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
• poked
• punched
• gored
• harpooned
• transfixed
• lanced
• pinked
• ran through
• transpierced
• perforated
• riddled
• cut
• spindled
• pricked
• thrust
• knifed
• pronged
• bayoneted
• 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
• aroused
• electrified
• animated
• provoked
• activated
• enlivened
• lifted
• braced
• triggered
• drove
• cheered
• revived
• awakened
• quickened
• energized
• inspired
• fired
• boosted
• vitalized
• zipped (up)
• raised
• strengthened
• invigorated
• excited
• sparked
• propelled
• charged
• rallied
• recreated
• jump-started
• roused
• awoke
• filliped
• vivified
• motivated
• pepped (up)
• juiced up
• jazzed (up)
• moved
• livened (up)
• gingered (up)
• amped (up)
• galvanized
• resurrected
• infused
• renewed
• woke (up)
• refreshed
• set off
• fermented
• buoyed
• fortified
• actuated
• incited
• fomented
• impelled
• motived
• whipped (up)
• inflamed
• instigated
• reactivated
• kindled
• emboldened
• turned on
• reinvigorated
• rekindled
• regenerated
• reawakened
• abetted
• resuscitated
• revitalized
• steeled
• recharged
• rejuvenated
• heartened
• refreshened
• restimulated
• enkindled
• reenergized
• reanimated
• reawoke

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• killed
• dampened
• damped
• wore
• dulled
• drained
• deadened
• weakened
• undermined
• exhausted
• burned out
• knocked out
• sapped
• harassed
• washed 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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of spiked

Adjective

In 2021, an Australian arts festival spiked plans to exhibit a Union Flag dipped in blood donated by Indigenous people. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Late-summer and early fall weeds typically feature fingerlike grass spikes, papery composite daisylike heads, or dense, spiked seed clusters. — Manjot Kaur Sidhu, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026

Verb

And while youth unemployment has not dramatically spiked yet, executives like TIAA CEO Thasunda Brown Duckett have ultimately warned that young workers who fail to adapt to AI could find themselves at a disadvantage. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026

Our choice today is butter pecan — spiked with bourbon honey. — Ed Silverman, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026