MODISHNESS Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

modishness

noun

as in fashionableness

the quality or state of being fashionable when it comes to clothes, she prefers modesty to modishness

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as in popularity

the state of enjoying widespread approval the modishness of that hairstyle is now so transparent that the really hip people have moved on to something else

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Noun

Something draped and silk is my sweet spot, offering both elegance and comfort.

— Fred Sahai, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026
All four movies exhibit Mackenzie’s knack for trenchant social and political commentary slightly heightened by his elegance as a dramatist and visceral genre filmmaker, and all are accompanied by illuminating supplements.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of elegance

Noun

The report suggests the growing popularity of luxury assets may reflect their potential as inflation hedges.

— Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
This could run counter to the open-weight design of China's most capable releases, but should preserve API access for individual users, allowing the tools to grow in popularity overseas.

— Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of popularity

Noun

The protests erupted after nearly a decade of Macronisme, the right-of-center, top-down governing style that President Emmanuel Macron of France incarnates.

— Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
For the new movie, ILM preserved their recognizable silhouettes while inventing more realistic anatomy, movement and fighting styles.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of style

Noun

Textural and layered wallpaper looks are similarly quite en vogue right now, granting organic depth to a room that might otherwise feel small and ordinary.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
Designers agree that these are also majorly in vogue at this point in time.

— Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of vogue

Noun

These perfectly girly-sporty sneakers have a substantial fan club who trust them for comfort and stylishness.

— Annie Blackman, InStyle, 14 Sep. 2026
Even when some of the tricks become apparent, each new repetition somehow delivers more than the last, though the weightless, old-school video game aesthetic of the alien monster design sticks out even more amid the stylishness of the world captured in-camera.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 22 May 2026

Definition of stylishness

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