New definition

New as an 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. unaffected by use or exposure

   "it looks like new"

3. original and of a kind not seen before

   Same sense: fresh, novel

4. lacking training or experience

   "the new men were eager to fight"

   Same sense: raw

5. having no previous example or precedent or parallel

   Same sense: unexampled

6. other than the former one(s); different

   "they now have a new leaders"

7. (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity

   "new potatoes"

   Same sense: young

8. (often followed by ‘to’) unfamiliar

   "new experiences"

New as an adverb

9. very recently

   "they are newly married"

   Same sense: fresh, newly, freshly

Synonyms and antonyms

• fresh
• novel
• raw
• unexampled
• young definition
• newly
• freshly

Opposites: old, worn.

All synonyms of new, sense by sense

How to say new

New has 1 syllable and rhymes with to. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with new

• to
• you
• do
• who
• two
• too
• through
• few
• true
• due
• knew
• view

NEW in word games

Scrabble

6

Words With Friends

7

Anagrams

1

Is NEW a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check NEW in the word checker, or unscramble NEW to see its 1 anagram and the shorter words in its letters.