trend

Way things go

A trend is a general direction of change or development: market trends, fashion trends, a trend toward remote work.

Something trending is gaining attention or popularity, especially on social media: The hashtag is trending.

To trend in a direction is to move that way over time: Temperatures are trending upward.

A trendsetter establishes new directions others follow.

social

hashtag

Labeled link for posts

retweet · algorithm · feed · engagement · content · TikTok · going viral · challenge · aesthetic · core

popularity

viral

Spreading quickly online

  • buzzContinuous low drone
  • hypeExaggerated promotional fanfare
  • crazeShort-lived popular obsession

fad · sensation · phenomenon · mainstream · hot · in-demand · bandwagon · zeitgeist · breakout · overnight success

movement

wave

Oscillating motion through medium

  • shiftMovement or work period
  • driftGradual movement, no direction
  • swingSuspended recreational seat

tide · current · momentum · trajectory · direction · tendency · progression · evolution · emergence · groundswell

data

analytics

Systematic examination of datasets

time series · correlation · regression · charting · visualization · predictive · quantitative · extrapolation · projection · trajectory

fashion

style

Distinctive way of expression

vogue · collection · seasonal · look · silhouette · aesthetic · minimalism · maximalism · streetwear · athleisure

pattern

cycle

Repeating sequence of events

periodicity · seasonality · rhythm · fluctuation · oscillation · regularity · predictability · deviation · anomaly · consistency

Categories
Opposites
directionality

trendrandomness

Lack of predictable pattern

stagnation · fluctuation · stability · constancy · noise

fashionability

trendunfashionable

Not currently stylish

outdated · outmoded · passé · antiquated · obsolete

temporal stability

trendconstant

Fixed, unvarying quantity

permanent · eternal · enduring · timeless · unchanging

Phrases
Family

trendy, trends, trending, trendsetter, trendsetters, trended, trendiness, trendily, trendier

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