Antonyms for bandwagon
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : band-wag-uh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbændˌwæg ən |
Definition of bandwagon
Origin :- also band-wagon, 1855, American English, from band (n.2) + wagon, originally a large wagon used to carry the band in a circus procession; as these also figured in celebrations of successful political campaigns, being on the bandwagon came to represent "attaching oneself to anything that looks likely to succeed," a usage first attested 1899 in writings of Theodore Roosevelt.
- As in party line : noun philosophy of a political party
- As in fashion : noun latest style, prevailing taste
- There's something in an Irishman that drives him into the bandwagon.
- Extract from : « Cappy Ricks Retires » by Peter B. Kyne
- Her eyes were set on the bias and she was painted more colors than a bandwagon.
- Extract from : « The Slim Princess » by George Ade
- Gid's not to say a teetotaler, but he had to climb into the bandwagon skiff or sink outen sight.
- Extract from : « Rose of Old Harpeth » by Maria Thompson Daviess
- Should he jump on the bandwagon of advancement to the stars, hoping to catch the imagination of the voters by it?
- Extract from : « Progress Report » by Mark Clifton
- The realists had won; the rest climbed on the bandwagon but quick; and the temple was cleansed.
- Extract from : « Question of Comfort » by Les Collins
Synonyms for bandwagon
- appearance
- bandwagon
- chic
- configuration
- convention
- craze
- cry
- cultism
- cultus
- custom
- cut
- dernier cri
- fad
- faddism
- figure
- form
- furor
- in thing
- last word
- latest
- latest thing
- line
- look
- make
- mode
- model
- mold
- newest wrinkle
- party doctrine
- party ideology
- party philosophy
- party policy
- party principle
- pattern
- platform
- policy
- position
- rage
- shape
- thing
- tone
- trend
- usage
- vogue
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