jacked up

Badly damaged, broken, ruined, or injured.

• My knee is jacked up.
• The crash left his car completely jacked up.
• Can you fix this jacked up phone?

Similar words: damaged, messed up, wrecked, injured

Opposites: intact

Common phrases: a jacked up car, a jacked up knee, be jacked up

Lifted off the ground using a tool called a jack, usually so repairs can be made underneath.

• The car is jacked up.
• Don't crawl under a jacked up vehicle without proper supports.
• With the truck jacked up, the mechanic could remove the wheel.

Similar words: raised, lifted

Opposites: lowered

Common phrases: a jacked up car, a jacked up truck, be jacked up

Much higher or larger than before, especially in price or cost.

• We can't afford these jacked up prices.
• The jacked up rent forced several shops to close.
• Have you seen the jacked up fees for parking here?

Similar words: increased, inflated, raised

Opposites: reduced, lowered

Common phrases: jacked up prices, jacked up rent, jacked up fees

Very unfair, wrong, or unpleasant in a way that makes you feel shocked or angry.

• That's really jacked up.
• It's jacked up that they fired her for being sick.
• Leaving your friend stranded was a jacked up thing to do.

Similar words: messed up, wrong, unfair, outrageous

Common phrases: be jacked up, a jacked up situation, a jacked up decision

Affected by drugs or other substances that make you unusually active and awake.

• He was jacked up on drugs.
• After six coffees, I was too jacked up to sleep.
• She arrived jacked up on stimulants and talked nonstop.

How to use it: jacked up on something (He was jacked up on caffeine and couldn't sit still.)

Similar words: wired, high

Opposites: sober

Common phrases: be jacked up, jacked up on something, jacked up on caffeine

Very excited and full of energy, especially before a competition or important event.

• The whole team is jacked up.
• We were jacked up for our first concert.
• Why are you so jacked up about this match?

How to use it: jacked up for/about something (The players were jacked up for the final.)

Similar words: excited, pumped up, fired up

Opposites: calm

Common phrases: be jacked up, jacked up for something, jacked up for tonight