Fad and Standard

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Fad noun - A practice or interest that is very popular for a short time.

Usage example: once the fad for that kind of music had passed, nobody would have been caught dead listening to it

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Standard is an antonym for fad in craze topic.

Standard noun - Something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared.

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Fad is an antonym for standard.

old	old fad	old standard
particular	particular fad	particular standard
current	current fad	current standard
blatant	blatant fad	blatant standard
Other adjectives: popular, small, actual, huge, social, new, major, former, cultural, previous, modern.

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