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Synonyms for newbie

19 synonyms
4 antonyms
1 meaning

noun

Most common

beginner novice noob neophyte new gen chainik

All synonyms

Noun

1. Noob

noob, novice, neophyte, beginner, newcomer, rookie, stranger, starter, fledgling, freshman, frosh, entrant, newling, greenhorn, tyro, tenderfoot

Other

new gen, chainik, nubcake informal rare

Antonyms

maven, knowbie, oldbie

All antonyms of newbie →

Definitions

n. 1
A newcomer or neophyte, someone new to something.
He was a newbie to chemistry.

Related words

Word family: newb
Other spellings: noobie

Forms

Plural: newbies → noobs, novices, neophytes, beginners…

Example sentences

beginner Compared to you, I'm just a beginner at this game.
novice I'm a novice at programming, but I learn quickly.
noob Verily, a noob was pwn'd and he was pwn'd hard.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
newbie		steady
beginner		steady
novice		rising
noob		steady
neophyte		steady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters: noob, tyro
5 letters: frosh
6 letters: rookie², novice²
7 letters: starter², entrant², newling, chainik, nubcake
8 letters: stranger², freshman², beginner³, newcomer³, neophyte³
9 letters: fledgling², greenhorn
10 letters: tenderfoot

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rookie² = 2 syllables).