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craze

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of craze

a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time

  • if history is any guide, this latest diet for losing weight is just another craze
Synonyms of craze

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

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 of craze

classic, standard

Synonym Discussion of craze

fashion, style, mode, vogue, fad, rage, craze mean the usage accepted by those who want to be up-to-date. fashion is the most general term and applies to any way of dressing, behaving, writing, or performing that is favored at any one time or place.
    • the current fashion
style often implies a distinctive fashion adopted by people of taste.
    • a media baron used to traveling in style
mode suggests the fashion of the moment among those anxious to appear elegant and sophisticated.
    • slim bodies are the mode at this resort
vogue stresses the wide acceptance of a fashion.
    • short skirts are back in vogue
fad suggests caprice in taking up or in dropping a fashion.
    • last year's fad is over
rage and craze stress intense enthusiasm in adopting a fad.
    • Cajun food was the rage nearly everywhere for a time
    • crossword puzzles once seemed just a passing craze but have lasted

craze

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of craze

to cause to go insane or as if insane

  • horses crazed by the barn fire kicked out their stall doors as they tried to escape
Synonyms of craze

crack, derange, frenzy, loco, madden, unbalance, unhinge, unstring
Words Related to craze

agitate, bother, confuse, discompose, disquiet, distract, disturb, perturb, unsettle, upset

annoy, irritate, vex
Near Antonyms of craze

calm, quiet, relax, settle, soothe, tranquilize (also tranquillize)

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