Preposition: from

• reality: The Final Report, which was published on the 29th July 2004, aimed to separate hype from reality.

Converse of object

• believe: You can believe the hype: The Return Of The King is a great film.

• justify: The Monkeys climbed all the way to the top of the album charts - but was all the hype justified?

• forget: Forget the hype - it takes just a couple of minutes!

• ignore: Ignoring the obvious hype, look at that middle line in the benefits.

• generate: Misinformation has generated much hype in the media about the promises of gene therapy.

• associate: Despite the hype associated with EIS it was found that there was a very small market for them in Europe.

Adjective modifier

• excessive: But the excessive hype surrounding the organics success story could be compromising the industry's future.

• mere: The claim for GM crops raising yields in the South is, therefore, a mere hype.

• massive: A great opportunity spurned or just massive hype exploded?

• much: No matter how much hype you get, you've got to have some perspective.

• initial: In reality I think both will struggle to have any impact as neither have lived up to the initial hype that surrounded their release.

• considerable: It may seem that I am flogging this horse to death, but there has been considerable hype about RESPECT's electoral success.

Modifies a noun

• machine: You avoid the whole hype machine of disappointment by releasing the new Half-Life, and announcing it afterward.

Noun used with modifier

• pre-release: Peter Clee decides... Few albums in 2005 have enjoyed more pre-release hype than this one from Pete Doherty's new outfit.

• pre-match: Saturday's game against Leicester never really lived up to the pre-match hype.

• media: Summary: Could the mass media hype about computer viruses actually make the problem worse?

• marketing: Marketing hype has replaced quality - there are plenty of much better British or English ales on the market.

• medium: A lot of media hype has been written about what he will do or what he has said.

• advertising: Despite any advertising hype you read nothing hydrates better than plain, cheap water.