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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We track his evolution from Liverpudlian schoolboy to American media entrepreneur, his heart broken repeatedly by an English team whose hype is never matched by its performance.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Yet, despite the hype, like many other users of prediction markets, Cameron has lost money on them.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

What gets lost in the hype is that you can you do a lot on your own.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

S&P 500 analysis shows technical sell signals are flashing despite Nvidia earnings hype.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

I went to sleep—and woke up—trying to figure what kind of a hype it could be.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

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