craze
1 of 2verb
ˈkrāz 
crazed; crazing; crazes
transitive verb
1
: to make insane or as if insane
crazed by pain and fear
crazed addicts
2
: to produce minute cracks on the surface or glaze of
crazed glass
crazed pottery
3
obsolete : break, shatter
intransitive verb
1
: to become insane
2
: to develop a mesh of fine cracks
3
archaic : shatter, break
craze
2 of 2noun
1
: an exaggerated and often transient enthusiasm : mania
the latest craze in music
2
: a crack in a surface or coating (as of glaze or enamel)
Synonyms
Verb
- crack
- derange
- frenzy
- loco
- madden
- unbalance
- unhinge
- unstring
Noun
- buzz
- chic
- dernier cri
- enthusiasm
- fad
- fashion
- flavor
- go
- hot ticket
- last word
- latest
- mode
- rage
- sensation
- style
- ton
- trend
- vogue
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
Verb horses crazed by the barn fire kicked out their stall doors as they tried to escape Noun if history is any guide, this latest diet for losing weight is just another craze
Recent Examples on the Web
Paul R. La Monica, CNN, 31 Aug. 2022 Ford, which started the high-performance truck craze a decade ago with the F-150 Raptor, confirmed that a Raptor R version with even more power and torque will soon go into production. Bymorgan Korn, ABC News, 11 June 2022 The exclamatory marketing epitomizes the desire of folks to post filtered photos of themselves on social media, connecting with millions who craze this basic connection to some semblance of the art world. Natasha Gural, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2021 Anderson is one of a select few managers from whom La Russa learned, although that was supplemented by his interest in statistics well before the sabermetrics craze. Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com, 29 Oct. 2020 Meantime, in Arizona Territory in 1893, a frontierswoman named Nora is beginning to grow crazed with want — for thirst. John Freeman, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2019 In this movement, the hopeful, major-key passage that arrives unexpectedly near the end was hurried, if crazed, almost like a mad scene for plunging, again, to gloomy melodrama. Joshua Barone, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2019 Fashion insiders fly all across the world to craze over a city that is filled with different cultures which whip up a whirlwind of fashion. Nandi Howard, Essence, 16 Sep. 2019 That pairing was extremely appealing to tennis fans in a nation that rapidly was becoming sports-crazed. Frank Fitzpatrick, Philly.com, 2 Mar. 2018 Brooklyn White, Essence, 8 Sep. 2022 The clay mask that could be credited with starting out modern masking craze, this tingling mud formula sucks every atom of gunk out of your pores. Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 31 Aug. 2022 There is evidence supporting this, including the initial-coin-offering craze and the recent $15 billion collapse of the Terra stablecoin. Jay Clayton, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2022 On this episode: This week, the guys talk with Free Press food writer Sue Selasky to break down the Italian beef sandwich craze and how metro Detroiters are satisfying their hunger for it. Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press, 25 Aug. 2022 Credited with starting the avocado toast craze (and preventing Millennials the world over from being able to afford a home), Australia planted thousands of avocado trees over the past few years to keep up with demand. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2022 Now gray-friendly hairstyles are all the rage: See the TikTok-trending skunk stripe and the gray-blending balayage craze. Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 22 Aug. 2022 Credit Suisse was also the go-to adviser for special-purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) but that craze is over too. Myriam Balezou, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2022 The dragon craze will be in full effect next month, no doubt. Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 See More
Verb
The company also has embraced the cocktail-in-a-can craze and found success with beverages such as Jack and Coke in a can, the result of a partnership with Coca-Cola (KO). Paul R. La Monica, CNN, 31 Aug. 2022 Ford, which started the high-performance truck craze a decade ago with the F-150 Raptor, confirmed that a Raptor R version with even more power and torque will soon go into production. Bymorgan Korn, ABC News, 11 June 2022 The exclamatory marketing epitomizes the desire of folks to post filtered photos of themselves on social media, connecting with millions who craze this basic connection to some semblance of the art world. Natasha Gural, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2021 Anderson is one of a select few managers from whom La Russa learned, although that was supplemented by his interest in statistics well before the sabermetrics craze. Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com, 29 Oct. 2020 Meantime, in Arizona Territory in 1893, a frontierswoman named Nora is beginning to grow crazed with want — for thirst. John Freeman, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2019 In this movement, the hopeful, major-key passage that arrives unexpectedly near the end was hurried, if crazed, almost like a mad scene for plunging, again, to gloomy melodrama. Joshua Barone, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2019 Fashion insiders fly all across the world to craze over a city that is filled with different cultures which whip up a whirlwind of fashion. Nandi Howard, Essence, 16 Sep. 2019 That pairing was extremely appealing to tennis fans in a nation that rapidly was becoming sports-crazed. Frank Fitzpatrick, Philly.com, 2 Mar. 2018 Noun
And who could forget when random items moonlighting as cake became so common that Netflix turned the craze into a show? Brooklyn White, Essence, 8 Sep. 2022 The clay mask that could be credited with starting out modern masking craze, this tingling mud formula sucks every atom of gunk out of your pores. Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 31 Aug. 2022 There is evidence supporting this, including the initial-coin-offering craze and the recent $15 billion collapse of the Terra stablecoin. Jay Clayton, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2022 On this episode: This week, the guys talk with Free Press food writer Sue Selasky to break down the Italian beef sandwich craze and how metro Detroiters are satisfying their hunger for it. Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press, 25 Aug. 2022 Credited with starting the avocado toast craze (and preventing Millennials the world over from being able to afford a home), Australia planted thousands of avocado trees over the past few years to keep up with demand. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2022 Now gray-friendly hairstyles are all the rage: See the TikTok-trending skunk stripe and the gray-blending balayage craze. Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 22 Aug. 2022 Credit Suisse was also the go-to adviser for special-purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) but that craze is over too. Myriam Balezou, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2022 The dragon craze will be in full effect next month, no doubt. Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Verb and Noun
Middle English crasen to crush, craze, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Swedish krasa to crush
First Known Use
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3
Noun
1812, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
craze
noun
ˈkrāz
: something that is very popular for a short while
crazing
verb
as in cracking
to cause to go insane or as if insane horses crazed by the barn fire kicked out their stall doors as they tried to escape Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- cracking
- disturbing
- bothering
- distracting
- annoying
- unbalancing
- maddening
- unsettling
- deranging
- upsetting
- frenzying
- confusing
- irritating
- unstringing
- disquieting
- locoing
- unhinging
- perturbing
- agitating
- vexing
- discomposing
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- settling
- relaxing
- calming
- quieting
- soothing
- tranquillizing
- tranquilizing