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trendy

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of trendy

1 being in the latest or current fashion

  • if what's in the stores is any indication, shorter skirts are trendy again this year
Synonyms of trendy

à la mode (also a la mode), au courant, chic, cool [slang], exclusive, fashionable, fresh [slang], happening, hip, in, modish, sharp, smart, snappy, stylish, supercool, swell, swish, voguish
Words Related to trendy

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, ultrasophisticated
Near Antonyms of trendy

cheesy, tacky, unattractive, unbecoming

graceless, inelegant, tasteless, trashy, unhandsome

frowsy (or frowzy), sloppy, slovenly, unkempt, untidy

disheveled (or dishevelled), messy, mussy, rumpled, wrinkled

shabby, sleazy
Antonyms of trendy

dowdy, out, outmoded, styleless, unchic, uncool, unfashionable, unmodish, unstylish

2 keenly aware of and responsive to the latest developments especially in fashion and entertainment

  • trendy foodies always looking for the hottest chefs and the coolest restaurants
Synonyms of trendy

au courant, cool [slang], def [slang], downtown, groovy, hep, hip, in, mod, now, turned-on, with-it
Words Related to trendy

à la mode (also a la mode), chic, fashionable, modish, sharp, smart, snappy, stylish, voguish
Near Antonyms of trendy

geeky, nerdish, nerdy

dowdy, styleless, unfashionable, unstylish
Antonyms of trendy

out, uncool, unhip, untrendy

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