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vogue

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of vogue

enjoying widespread favor or approval

  • always tries to use the vogue words of the moment so as to appear cool
Synonyms of vogue

big, crowd-pleasing, du jour, faddish, faddy, fashionable, favorite, happening, hot, in, large, modish, pop, popular, popularized, red-hot, voguish
Words Related to vogue

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, significant
Near Antonyms of vogue

washed-up

despised, detested, disliked, hated, rejected

insignificant, unimportant

indistinguished, unexceptional

anonymous, nameless, obscure, unknown

inconspicuous
Antonyms of vogue

out, unfashionable, unpopular

vogue

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of vogue

1 a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time

  • it was then the vogue to curl one's hair and wear dark lipstick
Synonyms of vogue

buzz, chic, craze, dernier cri, enthusiasm, fad, fashion, flavor, go, hot ticket, last word, latest, mode, rage, sensation, style, ton, trend
Words Related to vogue

nine days' wonder (also nine day wonder)

new wave

crush, infatuation

fervor, passion

furor, fuss, hullabaloo, to-do, uproar

bandwagon, crusade, cult, movement

novelty, wrinkle

caprice, fancy, whim
Near Antonyms of vogue

classic, standard

2 the state of enjoying widespread approval

  • sheʼs the sort of person who does whatever is in vogue
Synonyms of vogue

fashionability, fashionableness, favor, hotness, modishness, popularity, voguishness
Words Related to vogue

craze, fad, mode, rage, style, trend

bandwagon, boom

fame, notoriety, prominence, renown

enthusiasm, fervor, passion
Near Antonyms of vogue

oblivion, obscurity
Antonyms of vogue

disfavor, unpopularity

Synonym Discussion of vogue

fashion, style, mode, vogue, fad, rage, craze mean the usage accepted by those who want to be up-to-date. fashion is the most general term and applies to any way of dressing, behaving, writing, or performing that is favored at any one time or place.
    • the current fashion
style often implies a distinctive fashion adopted by people of taste.
    • a media baron used to traveling in style
mode suggests the fashion of the moment among those anxious to appear elegant and sophisticated.
    • slim bodies are the mode at this resort
vogue stresses the wide acceptance of a fashion.
    • short skirts are back in vogue
fad suggests caprice in taking up or in dropping a fashion.
    • last year's fad is over
rage and craze stress intense enthusiasm in adopting a fad.
    • Cajun food was the rage nearly everywhere for a time
    • crossword puzzles once seemed just a passing craze but have lasted

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