ADJ
strong | consistent, constant, steady | accelerating, growing, increasing
underlying
The underlying trend shows that more people are working from home than ever before.
dominant, main, major, prevailing | gradual | clear, marked | general | apparent, discernible | global, national, international, universal, worldwide
wider
Social media use among teenagers reflects a wider trend toward digital communication worldwide.
positive, upward | downward, negative | contrary, opposite | healthy, welcome | adverse, dangerous, disturbing, unfortunate, worrying | fashion | demographic, population | cultural, social | evolutionary, historical | economic, market
growth, inflationary
The inflationary trend has made groceries much more expensive this year.
VERB + TREND
begin, create, set, start
Social media influencers often create new trends that young people quickly follow.
continue
follow
Many fashion designers follow the trend of using sustainable materials in their collections.
reinforce
buck, counteract, go against
The new manager decided to go against the recent trend of cutting staff positions.
reverse | halt | detect, notice
indicate, reflect, show, suggest
Recent surveys suggest a trend toward remote work in many companies.
TREND + VERB
develop, emerge | continue
indicate sth, reflect sth, suggest sth
Recent economic trends indicate that more people are working from home these days.
grow
PREP
~ away from
More young people are noticing a trend away from traditional careers toward creative work.
~ for
There has been a growing trend for people to work from home in recent years.
~ in
There has been a noticeable trend in people working from home over the past few years.
~ towards
More families are making the shift towards healthy eating and cooking at home.