The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - trend n.

1) tendency, leaning, bias, bent, drift, course, inclination, direction: The trend seems to be towards shorter skirts. 2) fashion, style, vogue, mode, look, rage, Colloq fad, craze, thing: Why is she so compulsive about keeping up with the latest trends? --v. 3) tend, lean, be biased, bend, drift, incline, veer, turn, swing, shift, head: At the convention, the party leaders trended more to the left of centre.