craze
Brief mass enthusiasm
A craze is a fad—an intense but typically short-lived enthusiasm that sweeps through a population: the hula hoop craze, the latest fitness craze.
The verb craze means to drive insane or develop a network of fine cracks, as in pottery glaze.
Crazed can mean either mad or covered with such cracks.
Direction of change
- fashionCurrent popular trend
- voguePrevailing popular style
- styleDistinctive way of expression
- popularityMass public favor
buzz · hype · movement · zeitgeist · wave · mainstream · emerging · influencer
Short-lived enthusiasm
- pogsCollectible disc game
- furbiesInteractive plush toys that babble
- plankingWooden boards collectively
- yo-yosSpinning toys on strings
viral · phenomenon · sensation · feverish · must-have · collectible
Persistent, intrusive preoccupation
- fixationPersistent mental attachment
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
- addictionCompulsive substance reliance
preoccupation · fascination · monomania · absorption · devotion · fanaticism · single-mindedness · mania
Violent mental agitation
- hysteriaUncontrollable emotional excess
- deliriumAcute mental disorientation
- furorIntense public excitement
- pandemoniumState of utter confusion
fever · mania · excitement · ferment · whirlwind · stampede · uproar · chaos
trend
Direction of change
popularity · buzz · hype · movement · zeitgeist · wave · mainstream · emerging · influencer · hashtag
fad
Short-lived enthusiasm
- pogsCollectible disc game
- furbiesInteractive plush toys that babble
- plankingWooden boards collectively
yo-yos · viral · phenomenon · sensation · feverish · must-have · collectible
obsession
Persistent, intrusive preoccupation
- fixationPersistent mental attachment
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
addiction · preoccupation · fascination · monomania · absorption · devotion · fanaticism · single-mindedness · mania · passion
frenzy
Violent mental agitation
- hysteriaUncontrollable emotional excess
- deliriumAcute mental disorientation
- furorIntense public excitement
pandemonium · fever · mania · excitement · ferment · whirlwind · stampede · uproar · chaos · commotion
crackle
Sharp snapping sounds
porcelain · kiln · firing · enamel · patina · raku · aged · weathered · antique
madden
Provoke to fury
deranged · maddened · demented · frantic · hysterical
- frenzyfrenzy, mania, hysteria, madness, fury
- Popularitypopular, fame, famous, trending, viral
- Trend Termsfads, trendsetter, influencer, fad, hype
- trending thingshashtag, meme, viral post, hot topic, buzzword
- trendstrends, trend, fad, rage, trendy
- obsessionsobsession, fixation, monomania, preoccupation, mania
crazetradition
Custom passed through generations
classic · institution · staple · standard · mainstay
crazeindifference
Lack of interest
apathy · disinterest · calm · composure · equanimity
crazeconvention
Agreed standard of behavior
norm · standard · establishment · orthodoxy · mainstream
- go crazyLose mental composure
- going crazyBecoming mentally unhinged
- like crazyWith extreme intensity
- gone crazyLost mental stability
- went crazyLost mental composure suddenly
- crazy aboutIntensely enthusiastic about
crazy, craziness, crazed, crazily, crazier, craziest, crazes, crazing