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hyped

/haɪpt/

Rhymes with -aɪpt

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of hype

adjective more hyped · most hyped

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

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Closest in meaning: ballyhooed, publicized, overhyped, hypey, superhyped, ultrahyped, overblown, overhated, hyperinflated, overstated, overpopularized, overbiased, overdiscussed, pumped-up, hyperenthusiastic, overprominent

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@misc{hyped_2026,
  title = {hyped},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hyped},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}