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 The same effect was used for the theatrical release of a few other movies, including Midway and Rollercoaster, but Sensurround eventually went the way of other ’70s fads like platform shoes and pet rocks. — Al Shipley, SPIN, 21 Aug. 2026 Unlike other quick-passing fads, however, butterflycore and its sister, fairycore, are rooted in longstanding visual languages. — Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fads

Noun

As American record companies had long understood, these made London an ideal launchpad for pop-culture trends.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 23 Aug. 2026
Here are eight once-tacky décor trends that designers are embracing once again.

— Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 23 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

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
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