CRAZES Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of craze

as in trends

a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time if history is any guide, this latest diet for losing weight is just another craze

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crazes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of craze

as in bothers

to cause to go insane or as if insane horses crazed by the barn fire kicked out their stall doors as they tried to escape

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Recent Examples of crazes

Noun

Unlike many wellness crazes, fiber is actually a legitimate one that nutrition experts support. — Catherine Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Mar. 2026

Verb

Much like previous financial crazes around meme stocks and NFTs, true believers view prediction markets through a stick-it-to-the-man prism. — Bobby Allyn, NPR, 17 Jan. 2026 Check out some of the most instantly recognizable ‘90s teen hallmarks, including the most popular bedroom furniture, beauty products, and fashion crazes. — Kara Nesvig, Parents, 11 Jan. 2026 The reality is that the global network has become a transmission mechanism for all kinds of manias and panics, just as the combination of printing and literacy temporarily increased the prevalence of millenarian sects and witch crazes. — Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 15 Aug. 2017 Famous for their made-to-order burgers and secret menu hacks, California-based In-N-Out has been flipping patties since 1948, building a devoted fan base that predates social media crazes. — Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 21 Aug. 2025

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Noun

The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people — including current events and the sights and sounds of the United States.

— Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
White sneakers tend to lead the trends come spring and summer, but Styles is proof that a black pair of comfy kicks is just as wearable—with a slightly more edgy feel.

— Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 5 July 2026

Definition of trends

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With the war now in its fifth year, fighting rages along more than 745 miles of the frontline, and Russia launches hundreds of ⁠drones in nearly nightly attacks on Ukrainian cities and infrastructure.

— Reuters, NBC news, 27 June 2026
Emory drank heavily and was prone to terrifying rages.

— Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026

Definition of rages

Verb

Tilling or plowing in the summer disturbs the soil's delicate ecosystem and exposes moist soil to rapid water loss.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 24 June 2026
The pier in Michigan City’s Washington Park disturbs the natural flow of sand along the lakeshore, creating new land east of the pier but starving beaches to the west, an erosion problem repeated by other manmade structures that jut out into Lake Michigan.

— Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026

Definition of disturbs

Noun

Two of Zohran Mamdani’s enthusiasms — better bus service and soccer — have, in the World Cup, found their moment of zingy cross-pollination.

— Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 4 June 2026
The movie thus offers a complaint about the end results of Putinism, not about the ideas—the emotions, the enthusiasms, the resentments, the hatreds—that brought it about.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 13 May 2026

Definition of enthusiasms

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Paraguay upsets Germany in sudden-death penalty kicks Gustavo Gómez of Paraguay celebrates after José Canale converts the winning penalty in a penalty shootout against Germany on Monday.

— Josh Feldman, NBC news, 30 June 2026
With a victory on Thursday, Sweden would win Group F if Tunisia upsets the Netherlands; otherwise Sweden would finish in second place.

— Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 25 June 2026

Definition of upsets

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There’s a brief moment in Timothée Chalamet’s video with comedian Druski where a performer comes in, vogues, and blows a kiss to the actor.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Fans will see Infinite sporting braids — dressed in all black with daring red leather gloves as he vogues and dances unapologetically in his glory.

— Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 16 Sep. 2025

Definition of vogues

Verb

These opportunists drown out the core mission, creating a cacophony of competing voices that confuses donors, crowd the inboxes of CEOs and members of Congress with colliding petitions, and paralyzes meaningful action by draining critical funding and attention away from the truly effective groups.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 28 June 2026
But nobody confuses Harvard Extension School classes with the real thing.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 23 June 2026

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