NEWLY Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

newly

adverb

ˈnü-lē

Definition of newly

as in lately

not long ago a newly married couple still getting to know one another

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Recent Examples of newly Deadline has learned that Days of Our Lives has big plans for newly-cast actress Sydney Malakeh. — Lynette Rice, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026 That includes oil companies hoping to profit off the newly open Venezuelan oil market. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026 In so doing it recodes the aesthetic flows the museum celebrates here as of course made visible by newly total conditions of capitalist flow. — George Baker, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026 As all 32 teams make cuts, front offices and personnel groups around the league scavenge the newly available pool of players for potential additions. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for newly

Recent Examples of Synonyms for newly

Adverb

Ford has been hot lately, winning five of the last seven races after only winning once in the first five months of the season.

— Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
But what seemed over that time span to look like a quixotic effort has lately gained a new foothold in Democratic politics.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of lately

Adverb

His team has recently been studying how hearing factors into this, and preliminary findings indicate that the sounds people make while swimming can make a shark more likely to approach from a distance.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Ulta Beauty Buy the dip in the beauty company, analyst Kate McShane recently wrote following Ulta's recent earnings.

— Michael Bloom, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of recently

Adverb

Pegula found her best tennis late, winning four straight games to take control after Navarro had broken her for a 2-1 lead in the third set.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
For a rookie to play that well down the stretch that late into his first NFL season speaks volumes.

— Chad Graff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of late

Adverb

If physical gestures serve our relatives just fine, why did our own branch of the family tree gradually favor biological changes in our brains and anatomy that permitted our characteristic complexities in language and precision in speech?

— Mike McRae September 02, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
Unsurprisingly, the Elie Saab H&M collection plays up after-dark glamour, and just in time for holiday party season, too.

— Tina Isaac-Goizé, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of just

Adverb

With only Lucien, a freshly out twink with more heart than abs, still by his side, Jim must race to find a cure before the disease erases the community that once worshipped him.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
A lot happened while Rohan and I were on vacation, but the one thing still on my mind — freshly cleansed by Hudson Valley air — is Kevin Warsh’s speech in Jackson Hole.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2026