an intense and widely shared enthusiasm; a craze

"There was a fad for wearing ripped jeans a few years ago"

Synonyms:craze, vogue, trend

the act of faking

Synonyms:deceit

an idea that a lot of people think is true but is in fact false

"It is a common fallacy that women are worse drivers than men"

Synonyms:misconception, misbelief, delusion, bias

the radioactive dust in the air after a nuclear explosion

negative consequences

Synonyms:repercussion, upshot

move or speak without confidence or with pauses

"The dinner party conversation faltered for a moment"

Synonyms:hesitate

be extremely hungry

""I'm famished, is there anything to eat?""

Synonyms:hungry, starving, ravenous

very unusual, strange

Synonyms:strange

unlikely; implausible

Synonyms:improbable, unlikely, doubtful, dubious

used to refer to places that are a great distance away

"She has travelled to the most far-flung corners of the world"

Synonyms:ridiculous, preposterous, ludicrous, absurd, laughable

Synonyms:cautious, careful, judicious, visionary

a person who supports or advocates for a political ideology

"The dictator implemented fascist policies that restricted civil liberties"

to fix one thing to another firmly

"Fasten your seatbelt"

Synonyms:affix, bolt, lock

very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail

Synonyms:scrupulous, punctilious, meticulous

possible to understand

"How this situation arose in the first place is not fathomable?"

Synonyms:comprehend

silly and pointless

"A fatuous comment"

Synonyms:inane, puerile, idiotic, vacuous, asinine, witless, ludicrous

pretend to be affected by a feeling, state, or injury

"She feigned nervousness"

Synonyms:simulate, sham

Antonyms:sincere

intense happiness

Synonyms:bliss, euphoria, rapture, joy, delight

guilty of a serious crime

"She was convicted of felony"

to search for something or someone

Synonyms:search, rummage