Synonyms for fresh
- adjective
- adverb
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Raw — in a raw or untried state; uncultured; unpracticed
new, raw, green, young, youthful, modern, inexperienced, wet, unseasoned, virgin, blooming, untried, recent, callow, unexperienced, untrained, maiden, unpracticed US, unpractised UK, unskilled, unversed, unfledged rare
2. Refreshing
refreshing, crisp, brisk, healthy, invigorating, bracing, vivid, well, cut, hearty, mellow, tonic, merry, fou UK, refreshful dated
3. Strong
strong, forward, impudent, sauce-y, lively, racy, familiar, sound, keen, vigorous, sassy, cheeky, wise, naughty, pert, insolent, impertinent, impious, smart dated, chutzpadik rare, overbold rare
4. Sweet — good, fashionable
sweet, good, pure, pyore US, wholesome, untarnished, unfermented, fair formal dated
Other
refreshed, cool, clean, novel, invigorated, renewed, dewy, rosy, reinvigorated, unspoiled, flush, stiff
Adverb
Definitions
- adj. 1
In a raw or untried state; uncultured; unpracticed.
- adj. 2
Good, fashionable.
- adj. 3
Newly produced or obtained; recent.
He followed the fresh hoofprints to find the deer.
- adv. 1
Recently; just recently; most recently.
We are fresh out of milk.
Related words
- Word family
- freshen fresh-faced freshie freshly freshman fresher freshness
- Phrases
- fresh meat fresh blood fresh start fresh water fresh cheese fresh pursuit fresh up
Example sentences
- young Dozens of young people attended the demonstration.
- green Do you know who that tall blonde girl in green is?
- raw Generally speaking, Westerners don't eat fish raw.
- youthful Dmitri wants to maintain his youthful appearance.
- refreshing It's refreshing to take a shower after exercising.
- crisp Benedito's salad is always so crisp and refreshing.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| fresh | steady | |
| young | rising | |
| green | rising | |
| raw | falling | |
| youthful | steady | |
| refreshing | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- new1, cut1, raw1, wet1, fou
- 4 letters
- good1, well1, cool1, fair1, pure1, wise1, keen1, rosy2, racy2, pert1, dewy2
- 5 letters
- young1, sound1, green1, clean1, sweet1, smart1, novel2, newly2, stiff1, vivid2, merry2, flush1, crisp1, tonic2
- 6 letters
- strong1, modern2, recent2, virgin2, lively2, maiden2, cheeky2, hearty2, mellow2, callow2
- 7 letters
- forward2, healthy2, renewed2, naughty2, freshly2, bracing2, untried2, impious3
- 8 letters
- familiar3, youthful2, vigorous3, blooming2, insolent3, impudent, unversed, overbold
- 9 letters
- wholesome2, refreshed2, untrained2, unskilled2, unspoiled2, unfledged
- 10 letters
- refreshing3, unseasoned, refreshful, chutzpadik
- 11 letters
- impertinent4, invigorated5, untarnished, unfermented, unpracticed, unpractised
- 12 letters
- invigorating5
- 13 letters
- inexperienced5, reinvigorated6, unexperienced
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rosy2 = 2 syllables).