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
Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024
Leading up to the show, the Oklahoma songwriter spent several days on social media hyping the show at the five-year-old rock room in Denver as the biggest headlining concert of his career.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2024
Even Steven Spielberg and Beyoncé got involved in the festivities by recording videos promoting the games and hyping up Team USA.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2024
Boeing in particular kept hyping the spacecraft even as engineers struggled to understand the root of the propulsion problems.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2024
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Verb
Others also have warned that the AI frenzy has played out or that the technology’s potential has been hyped.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024
Leading up to the show, the Oklahoma songwriter spent several days on social media hyping the show at the five-year-old rock room in Denver as the biggest headlining concert of his career.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2024
Even Steven Spielberg and Beyoncé got involved in the festivities by recording videos promoting the games and hyping up Team USA.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2024
Boeing in particular kept hyping the spacecraft even as engineers struggled to understand the root of the propulsion problems.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2024
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“Hype.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hype. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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