trend

trend

noun

Definition of TREND

1

a prevailing or general movement or inclination <according to the survey, there's a growing trend for companies to run their own day-care centers for the benefit of employees>

Synonyms current, direction, drift, leaning, run, tendency, tide, wind

Related Words curve, downside, shift, swing, turn, turnabout, upside; custom, habit, propensity, tenor, way; countercurrent, countertrend; undercurrent, undertow

2

a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time <still had a coat from the last trend for fake fur, when the material lined everything from boots to coats to bracelets>

Synonyms buzz, chic, craze, dernier cri, enthusiasm, fashion, flavor, go, hot ticket, last word, latest, mode, rage, sensation, style, ton, trend, vogue

Related Words nine days' wonder (also nine day wonder); new wave; crush, infatuation; fervor, passion; furor, fuss, hullabaloo, to-do, uproar; bandwagon, crusade, cult, movement; novelty, wrinkle; caprice, fancy, whim

Near Antonyms classic, standard