trendsetting

adjective

trend·​set·​ting ˈtren(d)-ˌse-tiŋ How to pronounce trendsetting (audio)
variants or trend-setting
: having the effect of starting or helping to popularize a new trend, fashion, style, movement, etc.
a trendsetting design/designer
a trendsetting restaurant
The London show generated a good deal of excitement, in part because it presented a broader range of work than you might normally expect from a trendsetting exhibition.—Jed Perl

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Then there’s the trendsetting power of food icons and influencers. — Kirsi Goldynia, CNN, 18 Jan. 2023 Lipa definitely has the balance of modern trendsetting and throwback fun down in her glam routine and her music. — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 17 Nov. 2022 To celebrate queerness in any real way is to understand that trendsetting and culture-making is always bottom-up, not the other way around. — Marjua Estevez, refinery29.com, 29 June 2022 Today, consumers are enticed by indie brands for their trendsetting and innovation in product formats and ingredients. — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 21 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for trendsetting

Word History

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of trendsetting was in 1935

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“Trendsetting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trendsetting. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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