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Fad

A hobby ; freak; whim.

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Broader term 1

Fashion 76% connected

The make or form of anything; the style, shape, appearance, or mode of structure; pattern, model; as, the fashion of the ark, of a coat, of a house,…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Derivationally related 2

Crazy 74% connected

Characterized by weakness or feebleness; decrepit; broken; falling to decay; shaky; unsafe.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Crazy 74% connected

Characterized by weakness or feebleness; decrepit; broken; falling to decay; shaky; unsafe.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 4

Craze 92% connected

To break into pieces; to crush; to grind to powder. See Crase.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Cult 92% connected

Attentive care; homage; worship.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Furore 92% connected

Excitement; commotion; enthusiasm.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Rage 92% connected

Violent excitement; eager passion; extreme vehemence of desire, emotion, or suffering, mastering the will.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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