Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | new, just produced |
| Synonyms: | beginning, brand-new, comer, contemporary, crisp, crude, current, different, gleaming, glistening, green*, hot off the press, hot*, immature, just out, late, latest, mint, modern, modernistic, natural, neoteric, newborn, newfangled, novel, now, original, radical, raw, recent, sparkling, state-of-the-art, the latest, this season's, unconventional, unprocessed, unseasoned, untouched, unusual, up-to-date, virginal, what's happening, young, youthful |
| Antonyms: | old, stale, tired, used |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | new |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | recent, fresh |
| Synonyms: | advanced, au courant, brand-new, contemporary, current, cutting-edge, dewy, different, dissimilar, distinct, fashionable, inexperienced, just out, late, latest, modern, modernistic, modish, neoteric, newfangled, novel, now*, original, recent, spick-and-span, state-of-the-art, strange, topical, ultramodern, unaccustomed, uncontaminated, unfamiliar, unique, unknown, unlike, unseasoned, unskilled, unspoiled, untouched, untrained, untried, untrodden, unused, unusual, up-to-date, virgin, youthful |
| Antonyms: | deteriorated, old, old-fashioned, outdated, worn |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | newfangled |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | quite recent |
| Synonyms: | contemporary, fashionable, fresh, gimmicky, in vogue, modern, modernistic, neoteric, new, new-fashioned, novel, popular, unique |
| Antonyms: | old, old hack, old-fashioned, outmoded |
| Main Entry: | novel |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | new, original |
| Synonyms: | at cutting edge, atypical, avant-garde, breaking new ground, contemporary, different, far cry, fresh, funky*, innovative, just out, modernistic, neoteric, new-fashioned, newfangled, now*, odd, offbeat, peculiar, rare, recent, singular, strange, uncommon, unfamiliar, unique, unusual |
| Antonyms: | common, customary, familiar, old, ordinary, overused, used, usual, worn |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | recent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | current |
| Synonyms: | contempo, contemporary, fresh, hot off the fire, hot off the press, just out, late, latter, latter-day, modern, modernistic, neoteric, new, newborn, newfangled, novel, present-day, the latest, today, up-to-date, young |
| Antonyms: | earlier, future, old, past |
| Main Entry: | up-to-date |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | current |
| Synonyms: | abreast, advanced, all the rage, au courant, avant-garde, brand-new, contemporary, current, cutting edge, cutting edge*, dashing, expedient, faddish, fashionable, fitting, happening, hot*, in, in fashion, in vogue, in-thing, modern, modern, modernistic, modish, neoteric, new, newest, newfangled, now*, opportune, popular, red-hot, state of the art, state-of-the-art*, stylish, suitable, timely, today, trendy, up*, up-to-the-minute, with it, with-it, à la mode |
| Antonyms: | old, out-of-date, outdated, past |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | latter-day |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | modern |
| Synonyms: | avant-garde, coincident, concomitant, concurrent, contempo, contemporary, current, cutting-edge, fresh, last word, late, latest*, leading-edge, modernistic, modernized, modish, neoteric, new-fashioned, newfangled, novel, now, present, present-day, prevailing, prevalent, recent, state-of-the-art*, stylish, today, twenty- first century, up-to-the-minute, with-it |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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