Synonyms of brand-new

brand-new

adjective

ˈbran(d)-ˈnü 

1

as in pristine

being in an original and unused or unspoiled state

his car is so well cared for that three years later it still looks brand-new

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pristine
• fresh
• mint
• virginal
• new
• untouched
• virgin
• span-new
• unaltered
• undamaged
• unblemished
• unharmed
• unspoiled
• unsullied
• uncontaminated
• unpolluted
• unimpaired
• untainted
• uninjured
• unsoiled
• unworn
• unmarred
• unhurt
• undefiled
• spick-and-span
• unbruised

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stale
• broken
• injured
• damaged
• soiled
• faded
• used
• worn
• blemished
• bruised
• impaired
• disfigured
• shopworn
• hurt
• tainted
• contaminated
• spoiled
• polluted
• secondhand
• well-worn
• sullied
• marred
• defiled
• harmed
• defaced
• hand-me-down

2

as in new

recently made and never used before

a brand-new disk still in its original packaging

Synonyms & Similar Words

• new
• fresh
• unused
• mint
• clean
• spick-and-span
• pristine
• untouched
• unspoiled
• newfangled
• raw
• natural
• new-fashioned
• virgin
• unprocessed
• untreated
• unworked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• secondhand
• used
• old
• hand-me-down
• spoiled
• dirty
• soiled
• stale
• shabby
• shopworn
• aged
• worn
• beat-up
• well-handled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of brand-new

On our latest Coffee Walk, Fennel tells us all about her trick for extra-fudgy brownies, antiquing for her new house upstate, and her brand-new cookbook that’s hitting shelves next year. — Aliyah Rodriguez, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Nov. 2026

In Jakarta, the sinking and flooding has become so severe that Indonesia is building a brand-new capital city on the island of Borneo. — Sanidhya Sharma, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2026

Instead, the district’s growth failed to materialize and subsequent administrators made the painful decision to shutter brand-new Lincoln-Way North, roiling the district. — Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026

The Next Generation, but rather a brand-new series largely set on Earth rather than aboard a starship. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2026