most novel

ADJECTIVE

new, original

Synonyms

STRONGEST

different innovative odd offbeat peculiar strange unique unusual

STRONG

avant-garde contemporary now recent singular

WEAK

at cutting edge atypical breaking new ground far cry fresh funky just out modernistic neoteric new-fashioned newfangled rare uncommon unfamiliar

Antonyms

STRONGEST

common familiar like normal regular similar standard usual

STRONG

future old past

WEAK

customary ordinary overused used worn

Example Sentences

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The most novel development is the emergence of megacap tech companies like Anthropic and SpaceX, both of which have raised capital at valuations close to $1 trillion.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Our teachers took us to Plymouth Rock, Bunker Hill, Walden Pond, Salem, and most novel for a group of teenage Manhattanites, a real-life mall, the kind we saw only on television.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Of course, it’s not the most novel strategy to fund the friend of your enemy.

From Slate • Feb. 7, 2024

Again, the ideas that were the most novel pitches saw wider ranges of evaluations.

From Science Daily • Jan. 13, 2024

Or best and most novel experience of all—along White Rock Cañon of the Rio Grande, in Mesa Verde Park, Colorado, are thousands of plastered caves, the homes of the cliff dwellers.

From Through Our Unknown Southwest by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)