Synonyms of hyping

hyping 1 of 2

verb (1)

present participle of hype

as in increasing

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

• increasing
• accelerating
• expanding
• boosting
• augmenting
• raising
• multiplying
• extending
• stoking
• enhancing
• reinforcing
• amplifying
• escalating
• adding (to)
• maximizing
• intensifying
• upping
• enlarging
• compounding
• swelling
• aggrandizing
• strengthening
• building up
• pumping up
• supplementing
• supersizing
• inflating
• jumping
• developing
• spiking
• skyrocketing
• prolonging
• heightening
• booming
• stretching
• complementing
• lengthening
• elongating
• bumping (up)
• distending
• drawing out
• dilating
• accumulating
• ratcheting (up)
• protracting
• collecting
• amassing
• blowing up
• magnifying
• fleshing (out)
• racheting (up)
• beefing (up)
• parlaying
• following up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reducing
• decreasing
• diminishing
• lowering
• dwindling
• lessening
• downsizing
• subtracting (from)
• curtailing
• abating
• shortening
• abbreviating
• abridging
• compressing
• contracting
• condensing
• minifying
• de-escalating
• constricting
• retrenching
• cutting back

hyping

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verb (2)

present participle of hype

as in promoting

to provide publicity for

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• promoting
• selling
• publicizing
• announcing
• touting
• ballyhooing
• advertising
• plugging
• pushing
• boosting
• pitching
• praising
• talking up
• endorsing
• beating the drum (for)
• reviewing
• hailing
• barking
• publishing
• lauding
• merchandising
• recommending
• broadcasting
• acclaiming
• plonking (for)
• plumping (for)
• plunking (for)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hyping

Verb

People have been hyping this Bar Five reunion for weeks. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026

That build continued with an in-ring segment between Will Ospreay and Swerve Strickland, further hyping their upcoming match and revisiting the history between them. — Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026

Excitement was high for the first Kansas City match, with fans on both sides chanting and hyping themselves prior to the match. — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026

Trump has been hyping the event for months, bringing fighters into the Oval Office and displaying the UFC championship belt on his desk. — Zac Anderson, USA Today, 15 June 2026

Then, the social media sensation San Jose Foos got involved, hyping the July event at San Pedro Square. — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 11 June 2026

Especially the bench being that loud, hyping every guy up at the plate. — Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 4 June 2026

There were several viral videos circulating of former Knicks point guard Stephon Marbury hyping up a plane full of New York faithful headed to Cleveland. — Devon Henderson, New York Times, 26 May 2026

Burnham himself was a US Army engineer during the Cold War and, early on, advocated for technology’s redemptive potential, hyping up artificial intelligence as early as 1968. — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 May 2026