FADS Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

fads

noun

plural of fad

as in trends

a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time once the fad for that kind of music had passed, nobody would have been caught dead listening to it

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Recent Examples of fads Their strength has always been their ability to think beyond election cycles, market fluctuations, technological fads, and the crises of the moment. — David Rosowsky, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 What separates sunmaxxing from earlier wellness fads is its economics. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026 Still, bond investors, who are less swayed by market fads than stock investors are, have also lost enthusiasm for the AI boom. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 18 July 2026 Brandon Chargoy, 31, has struggled with his weight most of his life, cycling through crash diets and fitness fads without much success. — Simar Bajaj, NBC news, 17 July 2026 Wellness fads move fast, but the vibration plate has staying power. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2026 But determining which fads are actually recommended and effective takes more time and attention. — Alexandra Frost, USA Today, 24 June 2026 The 1970s were thick with New Age spiritual fads and movements, from the benign (crystals) to the unspeakably toxic and cultic (Jonestown). — Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026 Instead of chasing the latest fads, MRC pursues the boldest talent. — Brent Lang, Variety, 18 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fads

Noun

Without further ado, here's six ways to style loafers and mom-jeans through fall 2026 without letting go of all your favorite summer trends and hero pieces.

— Michel Mejía, Glamour, 2 Aug. 2026
Ahead shop the coolest fall trends early from Nordstrom’s annual sale, below.

— Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of trends

Noun

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

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

His comments in an interview with the FT published Wednesday come as an intense debate rages in Washington over how the US should regulate the fast-developing technology and respond to increasingly sophisticated Chinese competition.

— Rupert Neate, CNN Money, 29 July 2026
Fear provoked his legendary rages—breaking chairs, throwing things, cutting people out of his life.

— Hilton Als, New Yorker, 17 July 2026