Synonyms of 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
• fabulous
• beautiful
• superb
• lovely
• marvellous
• prime
• marvelous
• quality
• hot
• sensational
• fine
• famous
• cool
• classic
• neat
• slick
• immense
• heavenly
• top
• topping
• par excellence
• divine
• too much
• number one
• good
• superlative
• superior
• grand
• exceptional
• cracking
• swell
• brave
• banner
• splendid
• dynamite
• mean
• dope
• top-notch
• choice
• top-shelf
• prize
• gangbuster
• sterling
• capital
• frontline
• first-class
• keen
• nifty
• unsurpassed
• out of this world
• high-class
• groovy
• radical
• first-rate
• gangbusters
• fab
• noble
• righteous
• gone
• bumper
• decent
• better
• peachy
• brag
• No. 1
• dandy
• bully
• crackerjack
• blue-chip
• out-of-sight
• down
• blue-ribbon
• supernal
• topflight
• first-string
• special
• fantabulous
• A1
• wizard
• boss
• boffo
• peachy keen
• primo
• top-of-the-line
• adequate
• gilt-edge
• bang-up
• five-star
• corking
• tip-top
• all right
• fancy
• traditional
• okay
• four-star
• satisfactory
• phat
• A-OK
• acceptable
• numero uno
• bonny
• gilt-edged
• classical
• bonnie
• jim-dandy
• prizewinning
• tolerable
• OK
• standard
• 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

hype

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noun (1)

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
• freak
• addict
• head
• junky
• junkie
• fiend
• stoner
• druggie
• doper
• druggy
• dopehead
• hophead
• speed freak
• 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

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noun (2)

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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verb (1)

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
• multiply
• add (to)
• 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)
• ratchet (up)
• prolong
• draw out
• stretch
• flesh (out)
• develop
• blow up
• lengthen
• protract
• complement
• magnify
• reenforce
• 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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verb (2)

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
• praise
• merchandise
• push
• plug
• pitch
• talk up
• acclaim
• beat the drum (for)
• review
• hail
• laud
• bark
• endorse
• publish
• merchandize
• recommend
• broadcast
• indorse
• plump (for)
• plonk (for)
• plunk (for)

Examples of hype in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Noun

Policymakers in Washington have mostly dismissed AGI as either marketing hype or a vague metaphorical device not meant to be taken literally. —Daniel Colson, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024

The Drunk Elephant holiday sets have become an annual social media sensation in the last few years, with the hype surrounding each year's new Drunk Elephant Trunk inevitably going viral. —Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024

Verb

One of the main features DJI hyped up in the Action 5’s launch was its battery life. —New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2024

Even Snoop, who hadn’t swiveled his seat, was hyped and looking forward to stealing the standout. —Charlie Mason, TVLine, 8 Oct. 2024