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Synonyms & Antonyms of recent
happening or beginning not long ago
- Recent events have brought attention to the problem.
- I usually watch that show every week, but I missed the most recent episode.
- Medical science has made amazing progress in recent decades.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for recent
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for recent
- green,
- immature,
- underdeveloped,
- undersized
- (also undersize),
- underweight,
- unripe,
- unripened
- antediluvian,
- antiquated,
- antique,
- dated,
- fusty,
- hoary,
- musty,
- Neanderthal
- (or Neandertal),
- obsolete,
- old,
- oldfangled,
- old-fashioned,
- old-time,
- out-of-date,
- outworn,
- passé,
- past
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“Recent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recent. Accessed 26 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of recent was in the 15th century
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