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psyched

/saɪkt/

psyched adjective: thrilled; excited. Also the simple past and past participle of psych.

Adjective

psyched (comparative more psyched, superlative most psyched)

  1. (slang) Thrilled; excited.
    • She's psyched about the trip.
    Synonyms:
    psyched up, jazzed, stoked, enthusiastic, animated, ardent, avid, big [⇒ thesaurus] [on], bubbly, eager
  2. (slang) Girded, steeled, resolvedly prepared (for a challenge).
    Synonyms:
    psyched up
  3. (slang) Frightened; unnerved.
    Synonyms:
    psyched out

Also used as

psyched is also the simple past and past participle of psych.

Synonyms of psyched

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Forms of psyched

comparativemore psyched
superlativemost psyched

Words formed from psyched

Words that rhyme with psyched

Questions about psyched

What does psyched mean?
Psyched means thrilled; excited.
What part of speech is psyched?
Psyched is an adjective.
How do you pronounce psyched?
Psyched is pronounced /saɪkt/.

Words near psyched in the dictionary

  1. psychasthenics
  2. psyche
  3. Psyche knot
  4. Psyche knots
  5. Psychean
  6. psyched
  7. psyched out
  8. psyched up
  9. psychedelia
  10. psychedelias
  11. psychedelic

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