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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deteriorated existent existing out-of-date outdated unstylish worn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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With every new amenity, it’s sending rivals a message: good luck catching up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

And thanks to the latest impressive turn from rising star David Jonsson, “Wasteman” even finds a few new notes to play within a familiar stark melody.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

The idea of separating her family, Janie says, was "simply inconceivable", even if she had to leave behind her life in Missouri and start a new life in a country completely unknown to her.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

And with Ternus aboard I’m more confident that Apple has a new iPhone-sized category up its sleeves, even if it takes years to materialize.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

A year or so after Tante Bep’s death, a new doctor took over Dr. Blinker’s house calls.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom