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new

/nu/adjective, adverb1 syllable

New means: not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered.

Synonyms for new54

adjective, as in not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

brand-new, bran-new, spic-and-span, spick-and-span, fresh, hot, red-hot, newborn, new-sprung, newfangled, new-fangled, newfound, novel, refreshing
and 10 more, parvenu, parvenue, recent, revolutionary, radical, rising, sunrise, untested, untried, unused

adjective, as in original and of a kind not seen before

fresh, novel, original

adjective, as in lacking training or experience

raw, inexperienced, inexperient

adjective, as in used of a living language; being the current stage in its development

Modern, late

adjective, as in having no previous example or precedent or parallel

unexampled, unprecedented

adjective, as in (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity

young, early

adjective, as in in use after medieval times

late

adjective, as in unaffected by use or exposure

unweathered

adjective, as in other than the former one(s); different

other

adjective, as in (often followed by ‘to’) unfamiliar

unaccustomed to

adverb, as in very recently

newly, freshly, fresh

also used for new

brand new, neo-, ceno-, current, brand spanking new, mint, pristine, born-again, reformed, refreshed, reinvigorated, revived, strange, unfamiliar, singular

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Opposites of new

old, worn

What does new mean?11

adjective

1

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered“a new law”

2

original and of a kind not seen before“the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem”

3

lacking training or experience“the new men were eager to fight”

4

used of a living language; being the current stage in its development“Modern English”

5

having no previous example or precedent or parallel“a time of unexampled prosperity”

6

(of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity“new potatoes”

7

in use after medieval times“New Eqyptian was the language of the 18th to 21st dynasties”

8

unaffected by use or exposure“it looks like new”

9

other than the former one(s); different“they now have a new leaders”

10

(often followed by ‘to’) unfamiliar“new experiences”

adverb

1

very recently“they are newly married”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with new?60

two syllables

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Show 40 near rhymes
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All 60 rhymes for new, grouped by syllable

New in a sentence

  • The primary aim of science is to find truth, new truth.RJH
  • As science makes progress, old ways give place to new.Ivan24
  • One is new, and the other is old.CK
  • If you hear anything new from him, please let me know about it.CK
  • If anything, my new job is harder than my old one.CK
  • I have a watch that is nice, if not new.AlanF_US
  • Under the new law, husbands can take days off to care for their children.CM
  • When the school needed a new teacher, he applied for the position.CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of new

as a adjective

comparative
newer
superlative
newest