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Synonyms for new wave

  • noun
  • adjective

Most common

van vanguard avant-garde

All synonyms

Noun

Adjective

trendy informal, faddish

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    An alternative and broad pop and rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the early to mid-1980s, incorporating punk sensibilities and/or other forms of music, but made with more accessibility.

  2. adj. 1

    Representing the latest and most advanced style.

Example sentences

  • van There's a white van parked in front of your house.
  • vanguard The Communist Party is the vanguard of the working class.

By length

3 letters
van1
6 letters
trendy2
7 letters
faddish2
8 letters
vanguard2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (trendy2 = 2 syllables).