CHICS Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

chics

noun

plural of chic

as in trends

a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time mockumentaries are the latest filmmaking chic

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Noun

The tips and tricks for maintaining hosiery that used to be passed down by family and friends are in danger of being lost to time and ever-changing fashion trends.

— Jolie Kerr, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2026
Vibrant hues are a major part of this year’s forecasted fall trends, especially outfits with an ’80s color palette.

— Elise Fabre, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of trends

Noun

There’s a brief moment in Timothée Chalamet’s video with comedian Druski where a performer comes in, vogues, and blows a kiss to the actor.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Fans will see Infinite sporting braids — dressed in all black with daring red leather gloves as he vogues and dances unapologetically in his glory.

— Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 16 Sep. 2025

Definition of vogues

Noun

In 1994, Detective Joanne Miller, played by Shailene Woodley, attempts to track Kaczynski down as his bombing spree rages.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
The attacks forced people to choose between staying or risking travel to other parts of the province where the fastest-spreading Ebola outbreak in history rages.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of rages

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Two of Zohran Mamdani’s enthusiasms — better bus service and soccer — have, in the World Cup, found their moment of zingy cross-pollination.

— Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 4 June 2026
The movie thus offers a complaint about the end results of Putinism, not about the ideas—the emotions, the enthusiasms, the resentments, the hatreds—that brought it about.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 13 May 2026

Definition of enthusiasms

Noun

The first presents 15 new and special frames, followed by a main gallery holding 84 styles and a private salon for appointments, custom work and one-of-one creations.

— Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
With his job potentially at stake, Greg Vanney must quickly blend diverse personalities, languages and playing styles over the final 10 games of the regular season.

— Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of styles

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But the second half of the year should produce greater volume with fall, winter and holiday fashions and vendor receipts ramping up.

— David Moin, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
The distinctly Finnish Marimekko In Finland, bold graphics have become the trademark of Marimekko, the company whose fabrics, housewares and fashions have been adding vibrant colors and design to the world for 75 years.

— David Morgan, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of fashions

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