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hyped

/haɪpt/

hyped is the simple past and past participle of hype.

Adjective

hyped (comparative more hyped, superlative most hyped)

  1. Having been subject to propaganda and promotion; promoted beyond what is reasonable or appropriate.
  2. (slang) Excited.
    • He's hyped about getting to kiss her in the final scene of the play.

Meaning of hype

Verb

hype (third-person singular simple present hypes, present participle hyping, simple past and past participle hyped)

  1. (transitive) To promote or advertise heavily.
    • They started hyping the new magazine months before its release.

See all 5 meanings of hype

Forms of hyped

comparativemore hyped
superlativemost hyped

Words formed from hyped

Phrases with hyped

Words that rhyme with hyped

Questions about hyped

What does hyped mean?
Hyped means having been subject to propaganda and promotion; promoted beyond what is reasonable or appropriate.
What is hyped the simple past and past participle of?
Hyped is the simple past and past participle of hype.
What part of speech is hyped?
Hyped is an adjective.
How do you pronounce hyped?
Hyped is pronounced /haɪpt/.

Words near hyped in the dictionary

  1. hype train
  2. hype trains
  3. hype up
  4. hypebeast
  5. hypebeasts
  6. hyped
  7. hyped up
  8. hypeman
  9. hypemen
  10. hypemonger
  11. hypemongers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hyped (page history and authors); hype (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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