HYPES Synonyms: 128 Similar and Opposite Words

hypes 1 of 3

noun

plural of hype, slang

as in users

a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally a derelict building that's now a shooting gallery for heroin hypes

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as in needles

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

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hypes

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verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of hype

as in increases

to make greater in size, amount, or number the TV writers tried to hype interest in the fading soap opera with flashy new plotlines

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hypes

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of hype

as in promotes

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

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Recent Examples of hypes

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Then there’s the voice of real-life rapper Unknown T, who hypes him up. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026 The actor behind Rhaenyra Targaryen hypes up the film in an interview with Entertainment Weekly for a House of the Dragon digital cover story. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 27 May 2026 In an Instagram video posted Monday by NBC, the Grammy winner hypes American women figure skaters competing at the games in Italy. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 17 Feb. 2026

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Noun

For example, users could ask ChatGPT to explain an article in plain English, summarize its main argument and supporting evidence, or answer questions about a YouTube video.

— Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 18 Oct. 2026
Now, the company is trying to use its own AI systems to help weed out AI slop on the platform and to remind LinkedIn users how to post like humans.

— Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of users

Noun

The forests are thick with spruce, their needles a deep, musty green veiled in shadows.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
The company made use of burgeoning microneedle patch technology, placing the microneedles in select designs like stars and hearts on the patch, and embedding pigments in the miniscule needles.

— Avery Stone, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of needles

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If Skydance increases spending on content, that could push its competitors to also invest more, Laurent Yoon, senior analyst at the research and brokerage firm Bernstein, told me.

— Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Though this increases the X-Y dimensions, Apple worked closely with the system team to ensure the phones' internals could support this slightly larger package.

— Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of increases

Verb

Mega Live events, which app users can register for in advance, are often 12 hours long, and Kelly said that 24-hour Lives can produce five times the GMV of a 12-hour Live, as the algorithm promotes a stream more dedicatedly the longer it’s been on.

— Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Homeland Security devoted $20 million to the campaign, which critics say promotes Trump’s political message rather than helping the public access government services.

— Gene Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of promotes

Noun

At its center is a youngish man named Bob Arctor, an undercover cop who starts using drugs in order to infiltrate a house full of addicts in Southern California.

— Hilton Als, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
The problem with just arresting addicts is there’s nowhere to take them.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of addicts

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For the avid gardener in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, DC, stepping out the front door in the summer meant being assaulted by hordes of those flying hypodermic needles, ready to bore into her skin and leave itchy welts – and sometimes serious infections like malaria or Zika – behind.

— Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
Some fans injected vodka into oranges with hypodermic needles.

— Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 31 May 2026

Definition of hypodermic needles

Verb

Using this strategy, our team found that skeletal muscle memory accelerates muscle growth.

— Diego Hernandez-Saavedra, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2026
Communities are being asked to do more with less as climate change accelerates, and the skills needed to care for these places are being lost.

— Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of accelerates

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Coccinelle, set up by Francesca Breccia, sells independent titles on the international circuit, pairing films and their rights owners with buyers and distributors in a range of territories.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
The company runs Medicaid plans in 29 states and sells individual marketplace plans and Medicare Advantage.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026

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