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)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hype

Adjective

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

The post-hype candidate had twice as many targets as Rob Gronkowski (six to three) and a touchdown. —Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2020

Noun

Because after all, despite a bottle’s availability or the hype surrounding it, that is the most important thing. —Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2025

Together, the two act as the show’s own hype men and narrators while playing a pair of composite characters based on what might have been historically plausible. —Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025

Verb

But this new finding in Jezero is arguably stronger evidence, but it's not being hyped up the way that ALH84001 was. —Keith Cooper, Space.com, 1 Oct. 2025

Bolstered by a lightweight monocoque incorporating titanium and carbon fiber, the Bolide presents a sci-fi aesthetic that complements what are hyped to be otherworldly performance figures. —Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2025