new

Recently obtained, discovered, or introduced, rather than something old or already familiar.

• I need new shoes.
• We found a new way to solve the problem.
• Have you seen our new house?

Similar words: fresh

Opposites: old

Common phrases: new car, new idea, something new

Having just started an activity or joined a place, with little experience there.

• Our new teacher starts today.
• I am new to this game.
• Be patient with him; he is still new at the job.

How to use it: new to something (I am new to this kind of work.); new at something (She is new at teaching.)

Similar words: inexperienced

Opposites: experienced

Common phrases: new employee, new to something, new at something

Made or created recently.

• This is a new painting.
• The band released two new songs yesterday.
• There is a new scratch on the table.

Similar words: recent

Opposites: old

Common phrases: new album, new building, new scratch

Having happened or begun recently, so its effects may still feel strong or unfamiliar.

• Their relationship is still new.
• The grief was too new for her to discuss.
• These feelings are new, and I need time to understand them.

Similar words: recent, fresh

Opposites: old

Common phrases: new grief, new relationship, new experience

From the beginning, with nothing kept from what existed before.

• They decided to build new.
• We can repair the house or build new.
• After the fire, the owners chose to start new.

Similar words: afresh, anew

Common phrases: build new, start new

Things, ideas, or ways of doing things that have recently appeared.

• She always welcomes the new.
• The shop mixes the old with the new.
• Some fear change, while others embrace the new.

Similar words: novelty

Opposites: old

Common phrases: the new, embrace the new