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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deteriorated existent existing out-of-date outdated unstylish worn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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The union representing 3,800 striking workers at the Greeley, Colo., beef plant said Saturday that JBS has agreed to a new round of contract negotiations, with talks set to resume April 9 and 10.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

A new type of artificial saliva, delivered as a mouthwash and made using a lab-modified sugarcane protein called CANECPI-5, could help protect the teeth of patients with head and neck cancer.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

A new study offers one of the clearest pictures yet of what happens as Arctic permafrost thaws.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

"They sold a dream," she said, and they added something that was "quite new at the time - the idea that branding was as important as the product line".

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

He inspected Greg with new eyes, at once reminded of the heart-eater mushrooms.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

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