Modish
What it means
Stylishly aligned with the current fashion.
Reach for it when describing a deliberately fashionable look when trend-consciousness is part of the praise
The café's modish interior pairs curved lamps with restored oak tables.
Words to choose between 7
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playful
Fits when concise praise suits sophisticated fashionable elegance
Careful Chic carries a French-inflected social tone and can sound exclusionary.
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everyday
trendy
Fits when strong alignment with a current trend is explicit
Careful Trendy may imply short life or superficial imitation.
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warm
Fits when neat, fashionable appearance is praised in British usage
Careful Smart has many ability and technology senses and may confuse readers.
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warm
Fits when good visual judgment matters more than trend
Careful Stylish can remain timeless and need not be modish.
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professional
contemporary
Fits when the design belongs recognizably to the present
Careful Contemporary is temporal and may describe unfashionable work.
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professional
Fits when current taste or social approval defines the style
Careful Fashionable establishes popularity, not necessarily individual elegance.
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formal
voguish
Fits when fashion criticism needs a close elevated synonym
Careful Voguish is as uncommon as modish and offers little clarity to general readers.
Opposites 4
- unfashionable
- dated
- dowdy
- frumpy
Common phrases 3
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modish design
The modish design still leaves every control easy to find.
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modish restaurant
A modish restaurant opened in the restored station hall.
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decidedly modish
Her recycled-paper lamps look decidedly modish rather than improvised.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Vealhurl, Southern England accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Updated