TRENDED Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

trended

verb

past tense of trend

as in tended

to show a liking or proneness (for something) during the winter our school system trends toward canceling school at the drop of a hat—or at least a snowflake

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Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

as in curved

to turn away from a straight line or course the river trends east, then west again, forming an oxbow

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straightened

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of trended The severe weather threat for Monday was predicted to be worse, but has trended downward over the past 24 hours, Dettmann said. —

Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 17 May 2026 His approval rating has been net negative for roughly a year and has trended more negative in recent months. —

Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 15 May 2026 Fulton, DeKalb and Clayton counties are considered Democratic strongholds, while Cobb and Gwinnett counties have increasingly trended Democratic in recent election cycles. —

Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 12 May 2026 Among key voting groups, white voters with college degrees, who have trended in Democrats' direction in recent years, are among the most enthusiastic to vote, at 64%. —

Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 9 May 2026 Even Minnesota has trended more offensively than in seasons past, and that has shown early in its series against Colorado. —

Jesse Granger, New York Times, 6 May 2026 Standardized test scores have trended upward since the nadir of the COVID-19 pandemic, recovering faster than the state average, but the pace remains too incremental for critics. —

Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026 New car registrations in California for Tesla vehicles have trended downward for at least 4 years, hitting a low point during the first quarter of 2026. —

Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026 Prime-age male labor force participation—men between 25 and 54—has trended downward for decades, with the share of men sitting entirely outside the labor force holding at roughly 11%. —

Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for trended

Verb

The exquisitely beautiful Vandenberg was tasked with providing comedic relief, which tended to feel forced.

— Anna Peele, Vulture, 20 May 2026
What Mischel's longitudinal follow-up work suggested was that the children who were able to wait tended to have better outcomes years later, across markers ranging from academic performance to social competence.

— Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026