hype up
Build excitement for
To hype up is to generate excitement or enthusiasm, often through promotion or encouragement.
You can hype up a product before launch, hype up a crowd before a performance, or hype yourself up before a difficult conversation: I need a minute to hype myself up.
The phrase suggests building energy, sometimes artificially or excessively.
- exciteStimulate strong emotion
- charge upRestore electrical energy
- energizeSupply with vitality
- exaggerateOverstate beyond truth
- pump upIncrease air pressure inside
get pumped · rouse · jazz up · galvanize · promote · big up · overpromise · stir up · thrill · motivate · exhilarate · turn on · inspire · sensationalize · encourage · invigorate · hypebeast · psych up
hype updownplay
Diminish perceived importance
understate · play down · minimize · undersell · de-emphasize
hype upcalm down
Become less agitated
settle down · deflate · chill out · bring down · dampen
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