hyped; hyping
1
: to promote or publicize extravagantly
hyping this fall's TV lineup
1
slang
: a narcotics addict
2
slang
: hypodermic
Synonyms
Noun (1)
Verb (1)
Verb (2)
- accelerate
- add (to)
- aggrandize
- amplify
- augment
- boost
- build up
- compound
- enlarge
- escalate
- expand
- extend
- increase
- multiply
- pump up
- raise
- stoke
- supersize
- swell
- up
Noun (2)
- addict
- dopehead
- doper
- druggie
- druggy
- fiend
- freak [slang]
- head
- hophead [slang]
- junkie
- junky
- stoner
- user
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)
the prelaunch hype for the new cell phone translated into phenomenal sales numbers on release day
Verb (1)
the auto company has been hyping its forthcoming line of hybrids for almost a year now
Verb (2)
the TV writers tried to hype interest in the fading soap opera with flashy new plotlines
Noun (2)
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
Adjective
a couple of the tracks on the album feature some really hype vocals
Recent Examples on the Web
Janine Henni, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
International auto festivals were meant to be a thing of the past and the biennial Paris Car Show gave Europe’s automakers the chance for some hype and bluster.
—Neil Winton, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
The German-Austrian filmmaker spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about the hype swirling around his latest feature, Conclave.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024
For all the hype surrounding this coast-to-coast World Series, the glory days of the rivalry took place when the teams played 15 miles from one another: the Dodgers in Brooklyn, the Yankees in the Bronx.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Despite the hype, BBC reported on Oct. 24 that this doesn't mean members of the public will be able to get married there.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
International auto festivals were meant to be a thing of the past and the biennial Paris Car Show gave Europe’s automakers the chance for some hype and bluster.
—Neil Winton, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
The German-Austrian filmmaker spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about the hype swirling around his latest feature, Conclave.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024
For all the hype surrounding this coast-to-coast World Series, the glory days of the rivalry took place when the teams played 15 miles from one another: the Dodgers in Brooklyn, the Yankees in the Bronx.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for hype
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“Hype.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hype. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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