HEP Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

hep

adjective

ˈhep

Definition of hep

as in hip

keenly aware of and responsive to the latest developments especially in fashion and entertainment hep devotees of jazz were willing to brave any venue to hear him play

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Adjective

The deal goes bad, violently so, and Vince hightails it back to New York, looking for a bailout from brother Jake (played by Jude Law), owner of Manhattan’s hippest restaurant.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026
From high-end fashion to late-night cocktails, here’s how to spend a day in Ho Chi Minh City’s hippest neighborhood.

— Dan Q. Dao, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2026

Definition of hip

Adjective

The now 22-year-old, who grew up in Westfield, New Jersey, shared a now-viral clip from the first episode of her cooking show Cooking with Ley Ley Shea on her TikTok.

— Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
All of the world’s greatest golfers combined are boring compared to Tiger and his now Elvis-like descent.

— Mac Engel April 9, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2026

Definition of now

Adjective

As Detroit prepares to welcome thousands of people downtown for Grand Prix weekend, city leaders say public safety has been a months-long effort.

— Elaine Rojas-Castillo, CBS News, 28 May 2026
For sports travelers, that means the pregame meal does not have to be a chain restaurant, and the postgame dinner does not have to be downtown.

— Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 11 May 2026

Definition of downtown

Adjective

Everyone’s putting on a cool, with-it surface while paddling like mad underneath.

— Olivia Waite, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
The line felt dumb and flaccid, derivative in an irritating rather than with-it sense, and lacking the transgression found in good gallows humor.

— Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025

Definition of with-it

Adjective

Editor’s Pick The dining chair from Herman Miller’s Comma collection left a positive impression on commerce director Lori Keong this past Seat Week, for its fashionable, yet comfortable construction.

— Kelly Dawson, Architectural Digest, 17 Aug. 2026
The fashionable Spaniard emails me after completing her own detox, asking about my reentry into the real world.

— Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of fashionable

Adjective

And, anyway, hurt feelings, anger—that was exactly what would not matter to him, there in the groovy beyond.

— Emma Cline, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026
So groovy, in fact, that vintage colors like avocado green and harvest gold have marked a triumphant return to the kitchen design palette.

— Barbara Bellesi Zito, The Spruce, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of groovy

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