hyped; hyping
2
: to promote or publicize extravagantly
hyping this fall's TV lineup
Synonyms
Noun (1)
- addict
- dopehead
- doper
- druggie
- druggy
- fiend
- freak [slang]
- head
- hophead [slang]
- junkie
- junky
- stoner
- user
Verb (1)
- accelerate
- add (to)
- aggrandize
- amplify
- augment
- boost
- build up
- compound
- enlarge
- escalate
- expand
- extend
- increase
- multiply
- pump up
- raise
- stoke
- supersize
- swell
- up
Verb (2)
Noun (2)
Adjective
- A-OK
- A1
- awesome
- bang-up
- banner
- beautiful
- blue-chip
- blue-ribbon
- boffo
- bonny [chiefly British]
- bonnie
- boss [slang]
- brag
- brave
- bully
- bumper
- capital
- choice
- classic
- cool [slang]
- corking
- crackerjack
- cracking
- dandy
- divine
- dope [slang]
- down [slang]
- dynamite
- excellent
- fab
- fabulous
- famous
- fantabulous [slang]
- fantastic
- fine
- first-class
- first-rate
- first-string
- five-star
- four-star
- frontline
- gangbusters
- gangbuster
- gilt-edged
- gilt-edge
- gone [slang]
- grand
- great
- groovy
- heavenly
- high-class
- hot
- immense
- jim-dandy
- keen
- lovely
- marvelous
- marvellous
- mean
- neat
- nifty
- noble
- number one
- No. 1
- numero uno
- out-of-sight [slang]
- par excellence
- peachy
- peachy keen
- phat [slang]
- prime
- primo [slang]
- prize
- prizewinning
- quality
- radical [slang]
- righteous [slang]
- sensational
- slick
- splendid
- stellar
- sterling
- superb
- superior
- superlative
- supernal
- swell
- terrific
- tip-top
- top
- top-notch
- top-of-the-line
- top-shelf
- topflight
- topping [chiefly British]
- unsurpassed
- wizard [chiefly British]
- wonderful
Examples of hype in a Sentence
Noun (1)
a derelict building that's now a shooting gallery for heroin hypes
scattered inside the abandoned building were hypes and other signs of drug use
Verb (1)
the TV writers tried to hype interest in the fading soap opera with flashy new plotlines
Verb (2)
the auto company has been hyping its forthcoming line of hybrids for almost a year now
Noun (2)
the prelaunch hype for the new cell phone translated into phenomenal sales numbers on release day
Adjective
a couple of the tracks on the album feature some really hype vocals
Recent Examples on the Web
José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 12 June 2024
Others railed against the slapstick antics and pidgin English of Jar Jar Binks (Ahmed Best), hyped as the first-ever CG main character in a live-action movie.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 11 May 2024
The 65-year-old Flav, a founding member and hype man with Public Enemy, has jumped headfirst into his new duties, highlighting some of the team’s best players on social media.
—Jay Cohen, Fortune, 10 May 2024
The extravaganza was also well-received in real life as a crowd of onlookers can be seen hyping up the students in Castro’s clips.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 23 May 2024
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Verb
That’s evident, but your work is still very much hyped.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 12 June 2024
Others railed against the slapstick antics and pidgin English of Jar Jar Binks (Ahmed Best), hyped as the first-ever CG main character in a live-action movie.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 11 May 2024
The 65-year-old Flav, a founding member and hype man with Public Enemy, has jumped headfirst into his new duties, highlighting some of the team’s best players on social media.
—Jay Cohen, Fortune, 10 May 2024
The extravaganza was also well-received in real life as a crowd of onlookers can be seen hyping up the students in Castro’s clips.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 23 May 2024
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“Hype.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hype. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
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