TREND: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for TREND?

Need another word that means the same as “trend”? Find 36 synonyms and 30 related words for “trend” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Trend” are: course, style, vogue, tendency, drift, movement, swing, shift, current, run, direction, inclination, leaning, fashion, mode, craze, mania, rage, curve, cut, sheer, slew, slue, swerve, veer, move, go, tend, head, gravitate, turn, incline, lean

Trend as a Noun

Definitions of "Trend" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “trend” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The popular taste at a given time.
• A general tendency to change (as of opinion.
• A fashion.
• A general direction in which something is developing or changing.
• General line of orientation.
• A general direction in which something tends to move.
• A topic that is the subject of many posts on a social media website or application within a short period of time.

Synonyms of "Trend" as a noun (18 Words)

course	Facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport. The course of the river.
craze	State of violent mental agitation. The new craze for step aerobics.
current	A flow of electricity which results from the ordered directional movement of electrically charged particles. This completes the circuit so that a current flows to the lamp.
direction	Something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action. Any dialogue between them is a step in the right direction.
drift	A controlled skid, used in taking bends at high speeds. Four sheep were dug out of the drift.
fashion	The production and marketing of new styles of clothing and cosmetics. In an abrasive fashion.
inclination	The dip of a magnetic needle. Fanny showed little inclination to talk about anything serious.
leaning	The property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical. He felt leanings toward frivolity.
mania	An excessive enthusiasm or desire; an obsession. Many people suffering from mania do not think anything is wrong.
mode	A set of musical notes forming a scale and from which melodies and harmonies are constructed. His preferred mode of travel was a kayak.
movement	A campaign undertaken by a political social or artistic movement. He had a bowel movement.
rage	Violent state of the elements. His face turned red with rage.
run	A race run on foot. He broke into a run.
shift	The key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower case letters to upper case letters. His constant shifting disrupted the class.
style	In an invertebrate a small slender pointed appendage a stylet. The pillars are no exception to the general style.
swing	Mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth. The party went with a swing.
tendency	An attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others. For students there is a tendency to socialize in the evenings.
vogue	General acceptance or favour; popularity. Crochet garments are in vogue this season.

Usage Examples of "Trend" as a noun

• He followed current trends.
• An upward trend in sales and profit margins.
• Not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book.
• The trend of the stock market.
• The latest trends in modern dance.
• For more than 20 days in a row, most of the top Twitter trends were Olympics-related.
• The northeastern trend of the coast.

Trend as a Verb

Definitions of "Trend" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “trend” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Turn sharply; change direction abruptly.
• (of a topic) be the subject of many posts on a social media website or application within a short period of time.
• Change or develop in a general direction.
• (especially of a geographical feature) bend or turn away in a specified direction.

Synonyms of "Trend" as a verb (18 Words)

curve	Form or cause to form a curve. Her hips curve nicely.
cut	Cut down on make a reduction in. Dealers cut the drugs to stretch their supply.
drift	Cause to be carried by a current. Drift the boats downstream.
go	Go through in search of something search through someone s belongings in an unauthorized way. We should go farther in this matter.
gravitate	Be attracted to. Boys gravitate towards girls at that age.
head	Remove the head of. The nation is headed towards a complete collapse.
incline	Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something be inclined. He inclined his ear to the wise old man.
lean	Cause to lean or incline. She leaned over the banister.
move	Change location move travel or proceed also metaphorically. Can you move your car so I can get mine out.
sheer	Cause to sheer. She sheered her car around the obstacle.
shift	Use a shift key on a keyboard. Shift one s attention.
slew	Of an electronic device undergo slewing. He slewed the aircraft round before it settled on the runway.
slue	Move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner.
swerve	Change or cause to change direction abruptly. O Hara swerved the motorcycle round the corner.
swing	Be a social swinger socialize a lot. A priest began swinging a censer.
tend	Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something be inclined. Walter tended towards corpulence.
turn	To break and turn over earth especially with a plow. The company turned a good profit after a year.
veer	Suddenly change an opinion, subject, type of behaviour, etc. An oil tanker that had veered off course.

Usage Examples of "Trend" as a verb

• I've just taken a quick look at what's trending on Twitter right now.
• Unemployment has been trending upwards.
• The Richelieu River trending southward to Lake Champlain.

Associations of "Trend" (30 Words)

bearish	Resembling or likened to a bear, typically in being rough, surly, or clumsy. A bearish figure with mutton chop whiskers.
craze	Produce a network of fine cracks on (a surface. The loch was frozen over but crazed with cracks.
dysgenic	Pertaining to or causing degeneration in the offspring produced. Dysgenic breeding.
eclecticism	Making decisions on the basis of what seems best instead of following some single doctrine or style. We ve demonstrated an appetite for musical eclecticism.
fad	An arbitrary like or dislike. His fads about the type of coffee he must have.
fashion	Make into a particular form. In an abrasive fashion.
inclination	An interest in or liking for (something. He walked with a heavy inclination to the right.
latest	The most recent news or development. The latest news.
leaning	Departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal. The leaning tower of Pisa.
liking	A taste for. She developed a liking for gin.
notion	A conception of or belief about something. She had a notion to ring her friend at work.
penchant	A strong liking. He has a penchant for adopting stray dogs.
popularity	The quality of being widely admired or accepted or sought after. His charm soon won him affection and popularity.
predilection	A preference or special liking for something; a bias in favour of something. A predilection for expensive cars.
predispose	Make susceptible. This illness predisposes you to gain weight.
predisposition	A liability or tendency to suffer from a particular condition, hold a particular attitude, or act in a particular way. A child may inherit a predisposition to schizophrenia.
preference	A thing preferred. Preference is given to those who make a donation.
proclivity	A tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or predisposition towards a particular thing. A proclivity for hard work.
proneness	Liability to suffer from or experience something disagreeable; susceptibility. His proneness to injury will seriously mar a promising career.
propensity	An inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way. Their innate propensity to attack one another.
recent	Of the immediate past or just previous to the present time. A recent issue of the journal.
savor	Give taste to. Savor the soup.
savour	The taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth. The subtle savour of wood smoke.
strategy	An elaborate and systematic plan of action. He was a genius when it came to military strategy.
streak	Cover a surface with streaks. Lucy had a ruthless streak.
temperament	The adjustment of intervals in tuning a piano or other musical instrument so as to fit the scale for use in different keys in equal temperament the octave consists of twelve equal semitones. He had begun to show signs of temperament.
tendency	An inclination to do something. For students there is a tendency to socialize in the evenings.
vogue	Dance to music in such a way as to imitate the characteristic poses struck by a model on a catwalk. Leather is the latest vogue.
whim	A sudden desire or change of mind, especially one that is unusual or unexplained. Whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it.
whimsy	The trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment. Whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it.