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Synonyms for trend

26 synonyms
6 antonyms
3 meanings

noun
verb

Most common

vogue style movement drift

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Vogue

2. Movement

movement, drift

Other

tendency, course, set, go, inclination, run, bear, incline, verge, air du temps, street takeover slang

Verb

1. Curve

curve, turn, swerve, diverge, veer, sheer, bend, slew, deviate, cut

Other

Antonyms

anomaly, exception, fad

All antonyms of trend →

Definitions

n. 1
An inclination in a particular direction.
the upward trend of stock-market prices
n. 2
A tendency.
There is a trend, these days, for people in films not to smoke.
v. 1
To have a particular direction; to run; to stretch; to tend.
The shore of the sea trends to the southwest.

Related words

Word family: trendite trendsetting trendy
Phrases: on trend buck the trend

Forms

Plural: trends → vogues, styles, movements, drifts…
Past participle: trended
e.g. trended → curved, turned, swerved, diverged…

Example sentences

style The hair style of the Beatles created a sensation.
vogue It's kind of in vogue, but the price is too much!
tendency She seems to have a tendency to exaggerate things.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
trend		falling
style		rising
vogue		falling
tendency		falling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

2 letters: go¹
3 letters: set¹, run¹, cut¹
4 letters: turn¹, bear¹, tend¹, bend¹, slew¹, veer¹
5 letters: style¹, curve¹, sheer¹, drift¹, vogue¹, verge¹
6 letters: course¹, swerve¹
7 letters: incline², deviate³, diverge²
8 letters: movement², tendency³
11 letters: inclination⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (incline² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: air du temps