newly

adverb

new·​ly ˈnü-lē 

ˈnyü-

1

: lately, recently

a newly married couple

newly affluent

2

: anew, afresh

newly painted

Synonyms of newly

• lately
• recently
• late
• new
• just
• freshly
• now

Examples of newly in a Sentence

They are a newly married couple.

That is a newly acquired habit.

Here is where we keep the newly arrived merchandise.

The room is newly painted.

Recent Examples on the Web

Dynevor plays Lisa — a newly single expectant mother who’s about to burst when a Category 5 hurricane rocks her South Carolina town. —Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026

Last year, the department struggled to help ranchers in the state’s Sierra Valley north of Truckee respond to an unprecedented wave of livestock attacks by the state’s newly resurgent wolf population that led to the removal of an entire pack. —Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026

The ongoing conflict in the Gulf, however, has newly exposed the weakness of the petrodollar. —Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026

Money divested from Israel would be given out as cash gifts so that newly married couples could buy homes. —Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for newly

• cooley
• coolly
• cooly
• coulee
• cruelly
• duly
• hooley
• muley
• throughly
• truly
• bernoulli
• lazuli

Kids Definition

newly

adverb

new·​ly ˈn(y)ü-lē 

1

: not long ago : recently

a newly married couple

2

: from a totally fresh beginning : anew

a newly furnished house