trend vs way

trend and way both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
trend	Yes	No	Yes	No
way	Yes	No	No	Yes

As nouns, way is a hypernym of trend; that is, way is a word with a broader meaning than trend:

Other hypernyms of trend include direction.

As nouns, way is a hypernym of trend; that is, way is a word with a broader meaning than trend:

Other hypernyms of trend include direction.

trend (noun)	way (noun)
a general tendency to change (as of opinion)	a course of conduct
the popular taste at a given time	to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
general line of orientation	a journey or passage
a general direction in which something tends to move	any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another
	how something is done or how it happens
	the property of distance in general
	doing as one pleases or chooses
	a general category of things; used in the expression `in the way of'
	a line leading to a place or point
	a portion of something divided into shares
	space for movement
	the condition of things generally

trend (verb)	way (verb)
turn sharply; change direction abruptly
to be temporarily popular

trend (adverb)	way (adverb)
	to a great degree or by a great distance; very much (`right smart' is regional in the United States)