Definitions

hype

[hahyp] / haɪp /

NOUN

extensive publicity

Synonyms

STRONG

advertising buildup plugging promotion

Antonyms

WEAK

secrecy

VERB

promote intensely

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advertise announce boost broadcast pitch promote promulgate tout trumpet

STRONG

advance extol plug propagandize publicize puff puff up push spread

WEAK

build up hard-sell make a pitch for play up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hide keep secret soft-sell

Example Sentences

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Hype mounted ahead of Olaplex’s IPO in 2021, with the company attracting attention from a handful of prospective suitors.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

The Hyperliquid exchange is powered by Hyperliquid tokens, or Hype tokens, as they’re often called.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

I think a lot of my fans today were watching me at that time, but not for the Hype House.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2025

Appeared in the June 26, 2025, print edition as 'Are Weighted Vests Worth the Hype?'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2025

Hype and humbug make Barnum's museum a roaring success.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

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