countertrend

noun

Definition of countertrendnext
as in countercurrent

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Recent Examples of countertrend That warning has coincided with a countertrend, as consumers and collectors appear to place greater value on things made by human hands. — R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 This countertrend strength comes within a multiyear downtrend, but the cyclical upmove appears to have staying power. — Katie Stockton, CNBC, 8 June 2026 In a travel landscape where nearly every detail can be planned, controlled, and optimized, a quiet countertrend is emerging—one that celebrates the unknown. — Ashley Kennedy, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2025 The Public Safety Partnership report noted that Cleveland saw a countertrend in violent crime during the last two decades. — Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 7 July 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for countertrend
  1. countercurrent
  2. habit
  3. propensity
  4. custom
  5. tenor
  6. trend
  7. curve
  8. shift
Noun
  • The owner’s suite opens to a panoramic outdoor space featuring a private pool designed for countercurrent swimming.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2026
  • But there is an alarming countercurrent that makes the coming release more ominous.
    — Craig S. Smith, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of countercurrent
Noun
  • But the habit Ripa keeps pointing to is the one doctors agree on.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Co-existence with extraterrestrials has seen humans revert to old habits of prejudice and apartheid; crime and corruption are rampant as ever; pop-up ads now irksomely manifest as holograms in your personal space.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of habit
Noun
  • Three in college, and four later, gambling with the delicate calibration that exists between a meager bone density—after four years of iron deficiency, amenorrhea, and a propensity for fracturing—and a need for running like breathing, like air.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Becker, who has a propensity for nabbing jump balls, played a key role in the Hoosiers' title run, including his six-catch, 126-yard performance against Ohio State last December.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of propensity
Noun
  • Jalapeño is the first custom AI chip designed from the ground up by OpenAI and produced by Broadcom that’s specific to powering the LLM behind tools like ChatGPT and Codex.
    — TIME Staff, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Hyperscalers are pouring billions into data centers, and Broadcom, which designs custom AI chips for them, has been one of the biggest beneficiaries.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of custom
Noun
  • That high, lonesome, male tenor voice is just such a cornerstone sound of bluegrass.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Skubal’s seventh career postseason start carried with it a different tenor than the six that preceded it.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of tenor
Noun
  • Dabrowski sees its appeal as an aesthetic rather than simply a trend, pointing to the scarves, flashes of colors, especially red, and distinctly Parisian styling.
    — Alex Badia, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Music that has outlived trends, generations, and just about everything else the world has thrown at it.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of trend
Noun
  • Solving a memory problem One particularly notable result concerns modular inversion, a mathematical operation used in elliptic-curve arithmetic.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Sakurai is already ahead of the curve by leaning into the material’s brainless escapism.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of curve
Noun
  • Having dressed numerous actresses throughout her career, Chiuri sees a shift in red carpet culture toward individualized creations and, more recently, greater restraint.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Warsh described the global shift toward tighter monetary policy as a common fight on prices.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of shift

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“Countertrend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countertrend. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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