TRENDS Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

trends 1 of 2

noun

plural of trend

as in tendencies

a prevailing or general movement or inclination according to the survey, there's a growing trend for companies to run their own day-care centers for the benefit of employees

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Relevance

as in crazes

a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time still had a coat from the last trend for fake fur, when the material lined everything from boots to coats to bracelets

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trends

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verb

present tense third-person singular of trend

as in tends

to show a liking or proneness (for something) during the winter our school system trends toward canceling school at the drop of a hat—or at least a snowflake

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as in curves

to turn away from a straight line or course the river trends east, then west again, forming an oxbow

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straightens

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Noun

The program first asked me to complete a series of multiple-choice questions asking broadly quizzing my personality tendencies.

Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 3 Oct. 2024
And Rodney Alcala really seems to have flouted a lot of his worst tendencies.

Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2024

Definition of tendencies

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