Colloquial Variant guide

wired

adj · verb · 13 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /waɪəd/
  • General-American: /waɪɹd/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -aɪə(ɹ)d
  • CMU ARPABET: W AY1 ER0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: W AY1 R D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Equipped with wires, so as to connect to a power source or to other electric or electronic equipment; connected by wires.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Equipped with hidden electronic eavesdropping devices.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Reinforced, supported, tied or bound with wire.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Very excited, overstimulated; high-strung.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

Examples

  • After three cups of coffee she was too wired to sleep.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adj

Meaning 5

Having wiry feathers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adj

Meaning 6

All worked out; completely understood.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

adj

Meaning 7

Being a pair in seven-card stud with one face up and one face down.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

Topics: card-games, poker

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: back to back

Antonyms: none provided

8

adj

Meaning 8

Being three of a kind as the first three cards in seven card stud.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

Topics: card-games, poker

Examples

  • I was dealt three of a kind, wired.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

adj

Meaning 9

Connected to the Internet; online.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

verb

Meaning 10

simple past and past participle of wire

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

11

adjective

Meaning 11

equipped with wire or wires especially for electric or telephone service

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a well-wired house

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: wireless

12

adjective satellite

Meaning 12

tied or bound with wire

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • wired bundles of newspapers

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

13

adjective satellite

Meaning 13

tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenaline

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • we were really pumped up for the race
  • he was so pumped he couldn't sleep

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pumped-up(a), pumped up(p), pumped(p)

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From wire + -ed.

Across languages

Translations

41 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: langallinen — equipped with wires
  • Finnish: kiinteä — equipped with wires
  • French: branché — equipped with wires
  • German: kabelgebunden — equipped with wires
  • Hungarian: vezetékes — equipped with wires
  • Spanish: conectado — equipped with wires
  • Spanish: cableado — equipped with wires
  • Spanish: alámbrico — equipped with wires
  • Spanish: con cable — equipped with wires
  • Finnish: salakuunneltu — equipped with hidden electronic eavesdropping devices
  • French: sur écoute — equipped with hidden electronic eavesdropping devices
  • German: verwanzt — equipped with hidden electronic eavesdropping devices
  • Hungarian: bemikrofonozott — equipped with hidden electronic eavesdropping devices
  • Hungarian: bedrótozott — equipped with hidden electronic eavesdropping devices
  • Finnish: langalla vahvistettu — reinforced, supported, tied or bound with wire
  • Finnish: langalla kiinnitetty — reinforced, supported, tied or bound with wire
  • French: attaché — reinforced, supported, tied or bound with wire
  • German: verdrahtet — reinforced, supported, tied or bound with wire
  • German: mit Draht verstärkt — reinforced, supported, tied or bound with wire
  • Hungarian: huzalbetétes — reinforced, supported, tied or bound with wire
  • Hungarian: drótbetétes — reinforced, supported, tied or bound with wire
  • Hungarian: huzalozott — reinforced, supported, tied or bound with wire
  • Hungarian: drótozott — reinforced, supported, tied or bound with wire
  • Hungarian: drót- — reinforced, supported, tied or bound with wire
  • Hungarian: huzal- — reinforced, supported, tied or bound with wire
  • Hungarian: huzalos — reinforced, supported, tied or bound with wire
  • Hungarian: drótos — reinforced, supported, tied or bound with wire
  • Hungarian: dróttal összekötött/összefogott — reinforced, supported, tied or bound with wire
  • Finnish: ylikierroksilla käyvä — very excited, hyper; high-strung
  • French: surexcité — very excited, hyper; high-strung
  • German: aufgedreht — very excited, hyper; high-strung
  • German: aufgekratzt — very excited, hyper; high-strung
  • Hungarian: izgatott — very excited, hyper; high-strung
  • Hungarian: feszült — very excited, hyper; high-strung
  • Hungarian: felpörgött — very excited, hyper; high-strung
  • Hungarian: felspannolt — very excited, hyper; high-strung
  • Portuguese: acelerado — very excited, hyper; high-strung
  • Portuguese: pilhado — very excited, hyper; high-strung
  • Spanish: enchufado — very excited, hyper; high-strung
  • Spanish: muy acelerado — very excited, hyper; high-strung
  • Spanish: tenso — very excited, hyper; high-strung