Synonyms of hype

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verb (1)

as in to promote

to provide publicity for

the auto company has been hyping its forthcoming line of hybrids for almost a year now

Synonyms & Similar Words

• promote
• sell
• ballyhoo
• publicize
• tout
• advertise
• announce
• boost
• merchandise
• praise
• push
• plug
• pitch
• talk up
• acclaim
• beat the drum (for)
• review
• hail
• laud
• bark
• endorse
• recommend
• publish
• broadcast
• plump (for)
• plonk (for)
• plunk (for)

hype

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verb (2)

as in to increase

to make greater in size, amount, or number

the TV writers tried to hype interest in the fading soap opera with flashy new plotlines

Synonyms & Similar Words

• increase
• boost
• accelerate
• expand
• augment
• raise
• stoke
• add (to)
• multiply
• swell
• enhance
• extend
• amplify
• intensify
• reinforce
• maximize
• up
• compound
• escalate
• aggrandize
• pump up
• supersize
• boom
• strengthen
• enlarge
• build up
• supplement
• spike
• jump
• skyrocket
• inflate
• heighten
• bump (up)
• prolong
• draw out
• stretch
• flesh (out)
• develop
• ratchet (up)
• blow up
• lengthen
• protract
• complement
• magnify
• dilate
• accumulate
• elongate
• beef (up)
• rachet (up)
• distend
• amass
• parlay
• collect
• follow up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reduce
• diminish
• decrease
• lessen
• lower
• dwindle
• abate
• subtract (from)
• downsize
• shorten
• curtail
• contract
• abbreviate
• abridge
• cut back
• minify
• compress
• condense
• de-escalate
• constrict
• retrench

hype

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noun (1)

as in publicity

information released to the media that is designed to gain public attention or support for a person, business, or cause

the prelaunch hype for the new cell phone translated into phenomenal sales numbers on release day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• publicity
• advertisement
• advertising
• ad
• message
• commercial
• poster
• puffery
• ballyhoo
• marketing
• promotion
• billboard
• word
• propaganda
• sign
• story
• publication
• banner
• spot
• bill
• release
• report
• pronouncement
• broadcast
• plug
• placard
• newscast
• dispatch
• testimonial
• bulletin
• ink
• write-up

hype

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noun (2)

ˈhīp 

slang

1

as in user

a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally

a derelict building that's now a shooting gallery for heroin hypes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• user
• addict
• freak
• junkie
• fiend
• stoner
• druggie
• doper
• head
• dopehead
• speed freak
• hophead
• crackhead
• burnout
• pothead
• cokehead
• acidhead

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonuser
• nonaddict

2

as in needle

a slender hollow instrument by which material is put into or taken from the body through the skin

scattered inside the abandoned building were hypes and other signs of drug use

Synonyms & Similar Words

• needle
• syringe
• hypodermic needle
• hypodermic syringe
• hypodermic

hype

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adjective

slang

as in great

of the very best kind

a couple of the tracks on the album feature some really hype vocals

Synonyms & Similar Words

• great
• excellent
• awesome
• wonderful
• terrific
• fantastic
• stellar
• superb
• prime
• fabulous
• beautiful
• lovely
• quality
• marvelous
• hot
• sensational
• fine
• famous
• cool
• classic
• neat
• slick
• immense
• heavenly
• top
• topping
• par excellence
• too much
• divine
• number one
• good
• superlative
• superior
• grand
• swell
• cracking
• exceptional
• brave
• banner
• splendid
• dope
• mean
• top-notch
• choice
• top-shelf
• prize
• keen
• sterling
• capital
• frontline
• first-class
• nifty
• unsurpassed
• out of this world
• high-class
• groovy
• radical
• first-rate
• gangbusters
• noble
• fab
• righteous
• gone
• bumper
• decent
• dynamite
• peachy
• better
• brag
• dandy
• bully
• blue-chip
• out-of-sight
• down
• blue-ribbon
• supernal
• topflight
• first-string
• fantabulous
• special
• A1
• wizard
• boss
• boffo
• primo
• peachy keen
• adequate
• top-of-the-line
• bang-up
• five-star
• corking
• crackerjack
• tip-top
• all right
• fancy
• traditional
• four-star
• satisfactory
• phat
• A-OK
• acceptable
• numero uno
• bonny
• classical
• gilt-edged
• jim-dandy
• standard
• prizewinning
• tolerable
• OK
• premium
• passable
• high-grade
• high-test
• select
• superfine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• terrible
• poor
• awful
• pathetic
• atrocious
• lousy
• wretched
• bad
• rotten
• vile
• inferior
• unsatisfactory
• substandard
• low-grade
• mediocre
• execrable
• middling
• second-class
• second-rate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hype

Verb

During home meets, the moment the UCLA women’s gymnastics team transitions to the mat for floor exercise, the crowd is hyped. —Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026

Your 4th House of Comfort and your 7th House of Affinity are hyped up by Mercury squaring Uranus — for better or for worse. —Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026

Noun

That might sound like an awful lot to put on the shoulders of a teenager, and borderline unfair in a world where too much media hype often sparks backlash. —Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026

Ringo Starr himself has also said that the hype surrounding her is the closest thing to Beatlemania he’s seen since experiencing it for himself as part of the Beatles. —Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2026

Adjective

The Billikens are my post-hype breakout team. —The Athletic College Basketball Staff, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025

Patrick Queen and Justin Madubuike looked like classic post-hype breakout candidates. —Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 12 Sep. 2022