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1 being in the latest or current fashion the in hairstyle this spring Synonyms à la mode (also a la mode), au courant, chic, cool [slang], exclusive, fashionable, fresh [slang], happening, hip, stylish, modish, sharp, smart, snappy, supercool, swell, swish, trendy, voguishRelated Words downtown, edgy, funky; dapper, dashing, dressy, kicky, natty, rakish, sassy, saucy, spiffy, spruce; chichi, classy, flossy, haute (also haut), nobby, posh, ritzy, soigné (or soignée), swank (or swanky); elegant, graceful, handsome, majestic, refined, sophisticated, stately, tasteful, understated; doggish, doggy, flashy, gallant; dandyish, dudish, foppish; ultrachic, ultracool, ultrahip, ultraposh, ultrasmart, ultrasophisticatedNear Antonyms cheesy, tacky, unattractive, unbecoming; graceless, inelegant, tasteless, trashy, unhandsome; frowsy (or frowzy), sloppy, slovenly, unkempt, untidy; disheveled (or dishevelled), messy, mussy, rumpled, wrinkled; shabby, sleazyAntonyms dowdy, out, outmoded, styleless, unchic, uncool, unfashionable, unmodish, unstylish

2 enjoying widespread favor or approval the in thing to do is not always the right thing to do Synonyms big, crowd-pleasing, du jour, faddish, faddy, fashionable, favorite, happening, hot, popular, large, modish, pop, popularized, red-hot, vogue, voguishRelated Words semipopular; favorite, preferred, selected; desirable, liked, wanted; celebrated, famed, famous, noted, notorious, prominent, renowned, well-known; fabled, fabulous, legendary; leading, notable, outstanding, prominent, remarkable; important, significantNear Antonyms washed-up; despised, detested, disliked, hated, rejected; insignificant, unimportant; indistinguished, unexceptional; anonymous, nameless, obscure, unknown; inconspicuousAntonyms out, unfashionable, unpopular

3 keenly aware of and responsive to the latest developments especially in fashion and entertainment in gearheads had already decided that the format was a loser Synonyms cool [slang], def [slang], downtown, groovy, hep, hip, au courant, mod, now, trendy, turned-on, with-itRelated Words à la mode (also a la mode), chic, fashionable, modish, sharp, smart, snappy, stylish, voguishNear Antonyms geeky, nerdish, nerdy; dowdy, styleless, unfashionable, unstylishAntonyms out, uncool, unhip, untrendy

4 being within the confines of a specified place the doctor isn't in right now Synonyms attending, presentRelated Words accompanying, observing, participating; available; abounding; latent; breathing, existent, existing, extant, liveNear Antonyms departed, gone, retired; nonexistent; AWOL, truant; dead, deceased, defunct, demised; lost, vanished; belated, delayed, delinquent, late, overdue, tardyAntonyms absent, away, missing, out