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fresh

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of fresh

1 being in an original and unused or unspoiled state

  • the restaurant uses only really fresh ingredients in all of its dishes
Synonyms of fresh

brand-new, mint, pristine, span-new, virgin, virginal
Words Related to fresh

unaltered, unblemished, unbruised, uncontaminated, undamaged, undefiled, unharmed, unhurt, unimpaired, uninjured, unmarred, unpolluted, unsoiled, unspoiled, unsullied, untainted, untouched, unworn

new, spick-and-span (or spic-and-span)
Near Antonyms of fresh

blemished, broken, bruised, damaged, defaced, defiled, disfigured, harmed, hurt, impaired, injured, marred, soiled, sullied, tainted

faded, shopworn, used, well-worn, worn

contaminated, polluted, spoiled

hand-me-down, second hand
Antonyms of fresh

stale

2 displaying or marked by rude boldness

  • if you are fresh with the art teacher, she'll give you a detention immediately
Synonyms of fresh

arch, audacious, bold, bold-faced, brash, brassbound, brassy, brazen, brazen-faced, cheeky, cocksure, cocky, impertinent, impudent, insolent, nervy, sassy, saucy, wise
Words Related to fresh

assertive, forward, obtrusive

audacious, defiant, disrespectful

shameless, unabashed, unblushing

bluff, blunt, curt

cute, facetious, flip, flippant, pert, smart, smart-aleck, smart-alecky

lippy, mouthy
Near Antonyms of fresh

demure, humble, modest

courteous, genteel, mannerly, polite, proper

deferential, respectful

abashed, ashamed, blushing, embarrassed, shamefaced

gentle, mild

inconspicuous, unobtrusive
Antonyms of fresh

meek, mousy (or mousey), retiring, shy, timid

3 not known or experienced before

  • a fresh look at the situation
Synonyms of fresh

new, novel, original, strange, unaccustomed, unfamiliar, unheard-of, unknown, unprecedented
Words Related to fresh

innovative, unique

nontraditional, unconventional, untried, unused, unworn

pathbreaking, pioneering, trailblazing
Near Antonyms of fresh

conventional, established, traditional, tried, tried-and-true

derivative, imitative
Antonyms of fresh

familiar, hackneyed, old, time-honored, tired, warmed-over

4 resulting in an increase in amount or number

  • she's making fresh changes on top of the existing ones
Synonyms of fresh

added, additional, another, else, farther, further, more, other
Words Related to fresh

accessory, adjunct, collateral, extraneous, peripheral, side, supplemental, supplementary

new

excess, extra, plus, spare, supernumerary, supervenient, surplus

complementary, contributory
Near Antonyms of fresh

fewer, less

5 slang being in the latest or current fashion

  • those are some fresh threads you have on, man!
Synonyms of fresh

à la mode (also a la mode), au courant, chic, cool [slang], exclusive, fashionable, happening, hip, in, modish, sharp, smart, snappy, stylish, supercool, swell, swish, trendy, voguish
Words Related to fresh

downtown, edgy, funky

dapper, dashing, dressy, kicky, natty, rakish, sassy, saucy, spiffy, spruce

chichi, classy, flossy, haute (also haut), nobby, posh, ritzy, soigné (or soignée), swank (or swanky)

elegant, graceful, handsome, majestic, refined, sophisticated, stately, tasteful, understated

doggish, doggy, flashy, gallant

dandyish, dudish, foppish

ultrachic, ultracool, ultrahip, ultraposh, ultrasmart, ultrasophisticated
Near Antonyms of fresh

cheesy, tacky, unattractive, unbecoming

graceless, inelegant, tasteless, trashy, unhandsome

frowsy (or frowzy), sloppy, slovenly, unkempt, untidy

disheveled (or dishevelled), messy, mussy, rumpled, wrinkled

shabby, sleazy
Antonyms of fresh

dowdy, out, outmoded, styleless, unchic, uncool, unfashionable, unmodish, unstylish

Synonym Discussion of fresh

new, novel, original, fresh mean having recently come into existence or use. new may apply to what is freshly made and unused
    • new brick
or has not been known before
    • new designs
or not experienced before.
    • starts the new job
novel applies to what is not only new but strange or unprecedented.
    • a novel approach to the problem
original applies to what is the first of its kind to exist.
    • a man without one original idea
fresh applies to what has not lost its qualities of newness such as liveliness, energy, brightness.
    • a fresh start

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