supercharged

[soo-per-chahrjd]

adjective

1. equipped with a supercharger.

2. (of a gas or liquid) subjected to pressurization.

3. full of energy, emotion, tension, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of supercharged¹

First recorded in 1885–90; supercharge + -ed ²

Example Sentences

A few months later, of course, the market began its long bull march, supercharged by the launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, a steady pullback in inflation pressures, and a resilient domestic economy.

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Behind the scenes though, two decisions were being taken that supercharged England's progress to the top of the game, culminating in Saturday's World Cup final win over Canada.

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The addition of Shohei Ohtani, and the tourists that follow him from Japan, supercharged the Dodgers’ business and finally vaulted the team over the magic 4 million mark.

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Howard tweeted on X that Redford was a “tremendously influential cultural figure” who founded a festival that “supercharged America’s Independent Film movement.”

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Robert Redford’s impact on cinema through the Sundance Film Festival was supercharged.

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