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in vogue

in vogue

10 3.8
Fashionable and popular now
  • idiom
translation icon : de moda
  • Site-based management was in vogue as a touted organizational improvement strategy.
  • currently in vogue
  • much in vogue
  • in vogue again

It's the most in vogue of all of the emotions for the modern world.

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Examples

  • Sometimes a publication will become in vogue after a long dormancy—a revival of an old classic.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Go through it and find out what's in vogue in the world of fashion and clothing.

    Blog text (16)
  • Collaborative efforts in education are in vogue at the present time.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Quality communication needs to be in vogue among teachers and the school administrators.

    Academic text (2006)
  • We decide everything-- from what clothes are in style to what slang is in vogue.

  • Among musicians and their audiences, the word improvisation is much in vogue these days.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Coaching and mentorship are in vogue, rather than control and hierarchies.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Black was in vogue for women's dresses around the time that Villers painted her piece.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The latest fashion trends show that oversized jackets are very much in vogue this season.

  • Eco-friendly products have become increasingly in vogue as more people seek sustainable options.

Synonyms

hip
vsin vogue
  • Informal
156 6.8

Aware of and following the latest trends

is about being fashionable not necessarily about awareness or trend knowledge
fashionable
vsin vogue
85 2.6

Popular now because it follows the current style

is the same idea of being stylish at the present time
trendy
vsin vogue
64 3.1

Very fashionable and popular now

is more general and can be less intensely fashionable than that
in style
vsin vogue
51 2.9

Like what is fashionable now

is the same meaning but just a different common phrase
up to date
vsin vogue
42 3.4

Having the latest style or information

is limited to fashionability rather than including general modern information
in fashion
vsin vogue
27 2.6

Popular and seen as stylish now

is the same meaning expressed in the alternative phrase
all the rage
vsin vogue
24 5.5

Very popular and fashionable at a certain time

is similar but refers more generally to being fashionable now
with-it
vsin vogue
  • Informal
11 8.1

Knowing and following the latest trends

is focused on general popularity rather than the act of following trends
on trend
vsin vogue
3 3.7

Fashionable and popular right now

is broader meaning general popularity rather than only trend following
in
vsin vogue
1 2.5

Popular now with many people

is the longer multiword form with the same meaning
modish
vsin vogue
1 7.4

A thing that is in style and popular now like clothes or hair

is the same idea expressed in broader common usage
a la mode
vsin vogue
7.4

In the current style that many people like

is the same meaning but uses a different phrase form
ultra-fashionable
vsin vogue
4.4

Very stylish and popular with people who follow new fashions

is the same idea but less extreme in degree

Antonyms

Not popular or stylish now

Few people wear it now because it is not in style

How Fashionable

all the rage
24 5.5
trendy
64 3.1
in vogue
10 3.8
stylish
85 2.0

Surface Forms

in vogue positive

Morphology

in + vogue

The meaning 'fashionable' is directly derived from combining 'vogue' (fashion/trend) with the preposition 'in' indicating being within that state. This in + noun compositional pattern is common and cross-linguistically familiar, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand the phrase.

Etymology

In vogue may come from an old French word for a moving wave or current, with vogue giving the picture of a trend riding a wave. Think of fashion as a wave that moves through people, so if something is in vogue it is 'fashionable' or 'popular' now.