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| Main Entry: | craze |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fad, strong interest |
| Synonyms: | chic, cry, enthusiasm, fashion, fever, furor, infatuation, kick*, mania, mode, novelty, passion, preoccupation, rage, trend, vogue, wrinkle, in thing, monomania, newest wrinkle, the last word, the latest thing |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | craze |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make insane |
| Synonyms: | bewilder, confuse, derange, distemper, distract, enrage, frenzy, inflame, madden, unbalance, unhinge, dement, drive mad, infatuate |
| Antonyms: | balance, clear up, steady |
| Main Entry: | anger |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make someone mad; become mad |
| Synonyms: | acerbate, affront, aggravate, agitate, annoy, antagonize, arouse, bait, blow up*, boil over*, boil*, bristle, burn, burn up, chafe, craze*, cross, displease, egg on*, embitter, enrage, exacerbate, exasperate, excite, fret, gall, get mad, get on one's nerves, goad, incense, inflame, infuriate, irritate, lose one's temper, madden, make sore, miff, nettle, offend, outrage, pique, provoke, raise hell, rankle, rant, rave, rile, ruffle, seethe, steam up*, stew, stir up, tempt, umbrage, vex |
| Antonyms: | calm, forbear, make happy, quiet, soothe |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | derange |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make crazy; confuse |
| Synonyms: | confound, craze*, disarrange, disarray, discommode, discompose, disconcert, disorder, disorganize, displace, distract, disturb, frenzy, madden, mess up*, misplace, muss*, perplex, ruffle, rummage, unbalance, unhinge*, unsettle, upset, dement, drive mad, make insane |
| Antonyms: | calm, comfort |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dernier cri |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | latest fashion |
| Synonyms: | avant-garde, craze, fad, hip, in vogue, look, mode, vogue, all the rage, latest wrinkle, new look, the in thing, the last word, the last word, the latest cry, the latest fad, the latest thing, the newest fashion |
| Main Entry: | enthusiasm |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | keen interest, excitement |
| Synonyms: | élan, activity, ardor, avidity, conviction, craze, dash, devotion, eagerness, earnestness, ecstasy, emotion, energy, exhilaration, fad, fanaticism, feeling, fervor, fever, fire, flame, flare, frenzy, fury, gaiety, glow, go*, heat, hilarity, hobby, intensity, interest, joy, keenness, life, mania, mirth, nerve, oomph*, orgasm, passion, pep, rapture, red heat*, relish, snap, spirit, transport, vehemence, verve, vim, vivacity, warmth, zeal, zest, ardency, fieriness, impetuosity, joyfulness, zealousness |
| Antonyms: | apathy, coolness, doubt, indifference, lethargy, pessimism, weariness, aloofness, coldness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fixation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | obsession |
| Synonyms: | addiction, case, complex, craze, crush, fascination, fetish, hang-up*, idée fixe, infatuation, mania, preoccupation, thing |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fluster |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | upset, perturb |
| Synonyms: | agitate, bewilder, bother, confound, confuse, craze*, discompose, disquiet, distract, disturb, excite, flip*, flurry, frustrate, hassle, heat*, hurry, muddle, mystify, nonplus, perplex, puzzle, rattle, ruffle, spook*, unhinge*, work up*, addle, discombobulate, fuddle*, get to*, make nervous, make waves, psych, stir up, throw off balance |
| Antonyms: | calm, comfort, settle |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | frenzy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | uncontrolled state or situation |
| Synonyms: | aberration, agitation, blow, blow a fuse, blow one's cork, blow one's stack, blow one's top, bout, burst, conniption, convulsion, craze, delirium, derangement, distemper, distraction, dithers, excitement, ferment, fever, fit, flap*, flip one's lid, free-for-all*, furor, fury, fuss, hell broke loose, hysteria, insanity, lather, lunacy, madness, mania, outburst, paroxysm, passion, rage, row, ruckus, ruction, rumble, rumpus, seizure, spasm, stew, stir, to-do*, transport, turmoil, wingding |
| Antonyms: | calmness, peace, peacefulness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | furor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disturbance, excitement |
| Synonyms: | ado*, agitation, bustle, commotion, craze, enthusiasm, fad, ferment, flap*, free-for-all*, frenzy, fury, fuss, hullabaloo*, hysteria, lunacy, madness*, mania, outburst, outcry, rage, row, ruckus, stir*, to-do*, tumult, uproar, whirl, big scene, big stink, hell broke loose |
| Antonyms: | calm, peace |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hobby |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pleasurable pastime |
| Synonyms: | amusement, art, avocation, bag*, craft, craze, distraction, diversion, fad*, fancy, fun, game, interest, kick*, labor of love*, obsession, occupation, play, quest, relaxation, shot, sideline, specialty, sport, thing*, vagary, weakness, whim, whimsy, divertissement, favorite occupation, leisure activity, leisure pursuit, pet topic, schtick |
| Antonyms: | profession, vocation, work |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | incite |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | encourage, provoke |
| Synonyms: | abet, activate, actuate, agitate, animate, arouse, coax, craze, drive, egg on*, encourage, excite, exhort, foment, force, forward, further, goad, impel, induce, inflame, influence, inspire, instigate, juice*, motivate, persuade, prick, promote, prompt, provoke, push, raise, rouse, set, solicit, spur, stimulate, taunt, trigger, urge, whip up*, work up*, fan the fire, get to*, inspirit, key up, psych, put up to, set off*, stir up, talk into |
| Notes: | incite means to provoke or stir up while insight means clear or deep perception of a situation |
| Antonyms: | delay, deter, discourage, prohibit |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | madden |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make angry |
| Synonyms: | anger, annoy, bother, craze, derange, distract, enrage, exasperate, frenzy, incense, inflame, infuriate, ire, irritate, pester, possess, provoke, shatter, umbrage, unbalance, unhinge*, upset, vex, drive crazy, drive insane, drive out of mind, drive to distraction, make see red, steam up* |
| Antonyms: | gladden, make happy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mania |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fixation, madness |
| Synonyms: | aberration, ax to grind*, bee*, bug*, compulsion, craving, craze, delirium, dementia, derangement, desire, disorder, enthusiasm, fad, fancy, fascination, fetish, frenzy, furor, hang-up*, idée fixe, infatuation, insanity, lunacy, obsession, partiality, passion, preoccupation, rage, thing, tiger*, bee in bonnet, bug in ear, craziness, fixed idea, grabber, monomania, on the brain, tiger by the tail |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | obsession |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fixation; consumption with belief, desire |
| Synonyms: | attraction, ax to grind*, case*, complex, compulsion, craze*, crush, delusion, enthusiasm, fancy, fascination, fetish, hang-up*, idée fixe, infatuation, mania, monkey*, must, neurosis, one-track mind*, passion, phantom, phobia, preoccupation, thing*, bug in ear, concrete idea, something on the brain, tiger by the tail |
| Antonyms: | indifference |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | vogue |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fashion; current practice |
| Synonyms: | chic, craze*, currency, custom, dernier cri, fad*, favor, last word*, latest, mode, popularity, practice, prevalence, rage*, style, thing*, trend, usage, use, way, fashionableness, in thing, stylishness |
| Antonyms: | disuse, out |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | whim |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sudden idea |
| Synonyms: | caprice, conceit, craze, desire, disposition, dream, fad, fancy, fantasy, freak, humor, impulse, inclination, notion, quirk, sport, thought, urge, vagary, vision, whimsy, passing thought |
| Antonyms: | plan |
| Main Entry: | yearning |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | desire |
| Synonyms: | ache, ambition, appetite, aspiration, craving, craze, eagerness, fancy, fascination, hankering*, hunger, infatuation, liking, longing, love, need, passion, thirst, urge, want |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | in vogue |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | in the current style |
| Synonyms: | a la mode, avant-garde, chic, craze, dernier cri, fad, fashionable, happening, hip, latest thing, mod, modern, modish, smart, stylish, trendy, all the rage, chi-chi, in, in fashion, in style, in the latest style, in thing, in with it, latest fad, latest fashion, latest wrinkle, new look, on the cutting edge, swank, trendsetting |
| Antonyms: | out, unfashionable, unstylish |
| Main Entry: | desire |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | want, longing |
| Synonyms: | admiration, ambition, appetite, ardor, aspiration, attraction, avidity, concupiscence, covetousness, craving, craze, cupidity, devotion, doting, eagerness, fancy, fascination, fervor, fondness, frenzy, greed, hankering*, hunger, inclination, infatuation, itch*, lasciviousness, lechery, libido, liking, love, lust, mania, motive, need, passion, predilection, proclivity, propensity, rapture, relish, solicitude, thirst, urge, voracity, will, wish, yearning, rapaciousness, ravenousness, salacity |
| Antonyms: | aversion, disgust, dislike, distaste, hate, hatred, repulsion |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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