Synonyms of neologism

neologism

noun

as in modernism

a new word or expression or a new meaning of a word

scientific neologisms

Related Words

• modernism
• coinage
• lexicon
• localism
• vocabulary
• tongue
• speech
• lingo
• mother tongue
• language
• parlance
• slang
• idiom
• colloquial
• jargon
• argot
• dialect
• vernacular
• colloquialism
• patois
• terminology
• pidgin
• idiolect
• slanguage
• regionalism
• shibboleth
• patter
• provincialism
• acrolect
• cant
• vernacularism

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of neologism

Are these neologisms diagnosing modern phenomena or illuminating preëxisting cultural realities? — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2025

These neologisms weren’t just clever. — Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025

Podcasts, newsletters, and Words of the Year have popularized neologisms, etymologies, and usage trends. — Stefan Fatsis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025

In spite of its phonetics, apparently the term is not Yiddish, but a neologism declared by a French writer of comedic phantasms to be German and intended to designate an absurd, unfathomable object that can serve all kinds of purposes. — Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 June 2025

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