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novel

[nov-uhl] / ˈnɒv əl /
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
NOUN
fictional book
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fiction narrative novella paperback prose story tale yarn
STRONG
novelette potboiler romance
WEAK
best-seller cliff-hanger
Antonyms
STRONGEST
nonfiction truth

Example Sentences

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I would be very curious to know right now what sort of conversations are happening, if any, between the National Archives and the Justice Department, and whether everyone is on board with this novel conclusion.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026

"We demonstrated that this synergistic effect is not a coincidence, but is based on a novel mode of action resulting from the simultaneous activation of different intracellular signaling pathways," says Prof. Arimura.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

Two decades earlier, Lindy, for her part, made a smash, and a packet, with “My Rainbow Starts With Black,” a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, seemingly based on her own dysfunctional family, and its Oscar-winning film adaptation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

"This is novel in terms of modern Australian legal history."

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Her face was buried in a romance novel titled My General Forever, and a large snoring bulldog lay curled in a pile of wrinkled skin at her feet.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry