Synonyms of recent

recent

adjective

as in latest

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.

Related Words

• latest
• current
• newest
• new
• contemporary
• late
• modern
• progressive
• advanced
• developed
• higher
• novel
• now
• present-day
• evolved
• newfangled
• up-to-date
• improved
• perfected
• ultramodern
• cutting-edge
• leading-edge
• educated
• mod
• forward
• matured
• precocious
• high
• space-age
• civilized
• new-fashioned
• mature
• supermodern
• full-scale
• grown
• refined
• ripe
• full-blown
• aged
• full-fledged
• enhanced
• enlightened
• ripened

Dissimilar Words

• green
• early
• immature
• underdeveloped
• past
• savage
• undersized
• unripe
• underweight
• uneducated
• old
• unripened
• embryonic
• uncivilized
• primordial
• primeval
• germinal
• old-time
• dated
• obsolete
• antique
• antiquated
• hoary
• lower
• old-fashioned
• antediluvian
• out-of-date
• rudimentary
• primitive
• Neanderthal
• musty
• low
• fusty
• outworn
• backward
• undeveloped
• rude
• nonprogressive
• oldfangled
• passé

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of recent

One of the Larson’s campaign recent disbursements was labeled an in-kind voter list to Count on Connecticut. — Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026

Changes to the front and rear, compared to the Roma, visually tie the Amalfi Spider to recent Ferrari models such as the 12Cilindri and 849 Testarossa. — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2026

The singer has yet to return to the group and has been noticeably absent from recent appearances and red carpets. — Malik Davis, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026

Its recent installments are really driving the business in terms of engagement and first title streaming and subscriber acquisition. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026