fads

NOUN

craze

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fantasy furor hobby innovation mania passion trend

STRONG

affectation amusement caprice chic conceit cry custom eccentricity fancy fashion frivolity humor in kick kink mode quirk rage sport style thing vagary vogue whim whimsy wrinkle

WEAK

dernier cri fool notion in thing latest word new look newest wrinkle passing fancy

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm

STRONG

boredom dislike dullness hate seriousness simplicity work

WEAK

standard tradition

Example Sentences

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Scientists and scholars are susceptible to career incentives, moral fads, groupthink and fear.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Some also say Americans — as in the case of previous health fads — run the risk of overdoing it.

From MarketWatch • May 10, 2026

Many parents feel they're struggling to keep up with the rapidly changing fads and trends on social media.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

But unlike flash-in-the-pan fads, this one may have staying power.

From Slate • Jan. 27, 2026

People who had actually been teenagers in the 1980s, all now approaching old age, had the strange experience of seeing the fads and fashions of their youth embraced and studied by their grandchildren.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline