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 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 Uncovering The 'Invisible Deals' Outside Crowded Markets When everyone chases the same public equities or trendy investment fads, asset prices rise, underwriting standards lower and hidden risks multiply. — Justin Donald, Forbes.com, 7 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 TikTok food fads come and go, but dense bean salads prove that with the right ingredients, even a recipe concept with a hashtag (#densebeansalads) and a catchy nickname (DBS) can keep trending. — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 17 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fads

Noun

With just one full month of summer left, now’s the time to lean into the season’s boldest manicure trends before fall’s moodier color palette takes over.

— Odeya Pinkus, InStyle, 19 July 2026
Unlike trends that involve shoving one pastry into another, salt bread’s virality is rooted in simplicity, capturing attention with little other than butter and a bit of salt.

— Candy Hom, AJC.com, 19 July 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

Fear provoked his legendary rages—breaking chairs, throwing things, cutting people out of his life.

— Hilton Als, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
With the war now in its fifth year, fighting rages along more than 745 miles of the frontline, and Russia launches hundreds of ⁠drones in nearly nightly attacks on Ukrainian cities and infrastructure.

— Reuters, NBC news, 27 June 2026