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adjective

Definition of IN

1

being in the latest or current fashion <the in hairstyle this spring>

Synonyms à la mode (also a la mode), au courant, chic, cool [slang], exclusive, fashionable, fresh [slang], happening, hip, in, modish, sharp, smart, snappy, supercool, swell, swish, trendy, voguish

Related Words downtown, edgy, funky; dapper, dashing, dressy, kicky, natty, rakish, sassy, saucy, spiffy, spruce; chichi, classy, flossy, haute (also haut), nobby, posh, ritzy, soigné (or soign{eacute}e), swank (or swanky); elegant, graceful, handsome, majestic, refined, sophisticated, stately, tasteful, understated; doggish, doggy, flashy, gallant; dandyish, dudish, foppish; ultrachic, ultracool, ultrahip, ultraposh, ultrasmart, ultrasophisticated

Near Antonyms cheesy, tacky, unattractive, unbecoming; graceless, inelegant, tasteless, trashy, unhandsome; frowsy (or frowzy), sloppy, slovenly, unkempt, untidy; disheveled (or dishevelled), messy, mussy, rumpled, wrinkled; shabby, sleazy

Antonyms dowdy, out, outmoded, styleless, unchic, uncool, unfashionable, unmodish, unstylish

2

enjoying widespread favor or approval <the in thing to do is not always the right thing to do>

Synonyms big, crowd-pleasing, du jour, faddish, faddy, fashionable, favorite, happening, hot, in, large, modish, pop, popularized, red-hot, vogue, voguish

Related Words semipopular; favorite, preferred, selected; desirable, liked, wanted; celebrated, famed, famous, noted, notorious, prominent, renowned, well-known; fabled, fabulous, legendary; leading, notable, outstanding, prominent, remarkable; important, significant

Near Antonyms washed-up; despised, detested, disliked, hated, rejected; insignificant, unimportant; indistinguished, unexceptional; anonymous, nameless, obscure, unknown; inconspicuous

Antonyms out, unfashionable, unpopular

3

keenly aware of and responsive to the latest developments especially in fashion and entertainment <in gearheads had already decided that the format was a loser>

Synonyms cool [slang], def [slang], downtown, groovy, hep, hip, in, mod, now, trendy, turned-on, with-it

Related Words à la mode (also a la mode), chic, fashionable, modish, sharp, smart, snappy, stylish, voguish

Near Antonyms geeky, nerdish, nerdy; dowdy, styleless, unfashionable, unstylish

Antonyms out, uncool, unhip, untrendy

4

being within the confines of a specified place <the doctor isn't in right now>

Synonyms attending, in

Related Words accompanying, observing, participating; available; abounding; latent; breathing, existent, existing, extant, live

Near Antonyms departed, gone, retired; nonexistent; AWOL, truant; dead, deceased, defunct, demised; lost, vanished; belated, delayed, delinquent, late, overdue, tardy

Antonyms absent, away, missing, out