newfound

adjective

new·​found ˈnü-ˈfau̇nd 

: newly found

a newfound friend

enjoying her newfound fame

Examples of newfound in a Sentence

He is enjoying his newfound freedom.

Recent Examples on the Web

After a slower-than-expected first half, in which Briscoe struggled to adapt to his newfound fast cars at Joe Gibbs Racing and Martin Truex Jr.’s old team, Briscoe has looked like a legitimate title contender. —Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025

Rob says there has since been an interesting upshot to all the grief and stress with parenting a child with an incurable brain disease: a newfound faith in humanity. —Gillian Telling, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025

Based on a best-selling novel, The Thursday Murder Club follows a quartet of retirees who, instead of bingo or gardening, use their newfound spare time to solve cold cases the cops can't handle. —PC Magazine, 22 Aug. 2025

And when those tweaks prove fruitful, newfound satisfaction spills over into the rest of the relationship. —Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for newfound

• abound
• aground
• around
• astound
• background
• campground
• clothbound
• confound
• earthbound
• eastbound
• expound
• fairground