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new

[noo, nyoo] / nu, nyu /
ADJECTIVE
recent, fresh
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advanced brand-new contemporary current different late modern original recent state-of-the-art strange unfamiliar unique unusual
WEAK
au courant cutting-edge dewy dissimilar distinct fashionable inexperienced just out latest modernistic modish neoteric new-fangled newfangled novel now spick-and-span topical ultramodern unaccustomed uncontaminated unknown unlike unseasoned unskilled unspoiled untouched untrained untried untrodden unused up-to-date virgin youthful
Antonyms
STRONGEST
antiquated common familiar future like normal old old-fashioned past regular similar standard usual
WEAK
deteriorated existent existing out-of-date outdated unstylish worn
ADJECTIVE
additional
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fresh more other
WEAK
added another else extra farther further increased supplementary
Antonyms
WEAK
existent existing
ADJECTIVE
modernized, restored
Synonyms
STRONGEST
improved
WEAK
altered changed redesigned refreshed regenerated renewed revived
Antonyms
WEAK
deteriorated old worn
ADVERB
recently
Synonyms
STRONG
freshly newly
WEAK
afresh anew lately of late
Antonyms
WEAK
old past

Example Sentences

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"By combining theory with our experimental ability to precisely control surface terminations, we open a new path toward MXenes with improved stability and tailored functional properties," concludes Ghorbani-Asl.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

Senate seat of Markwayne Mullin, recently appointed as Trump’s new DHS secretary.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Traditional software firms are often sending FDEs to implement existing products instead of engineering new solutions.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

Indeed, in both cases, followers of the dead prophets are constantly finding new meaning in old prophecies.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

It’s in the new wing of the building, which finished construction last summer.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.