Synonyms for recent
- adjective
Definitions
- adj. 1
Having happened a short while ago.
Related words
- Word family
- recency recently recentness
- Phrases
- in recent memory
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Modern denotes that which has begun to exist in the present age, and is still existing; recent denotes that which has come into existence within a comparatively brief period, and may or may not be existing still.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- past Air quality has deteriorated these past few years.
- late We demanded that he explain to us why he was late.
- latter He lived quietly in the latter years of his life.
- nouveau Tom and Mary are nouveau riche.
By length
- 3 letters
- new1
- 4 letters
- past1, late1
- 5 letters
- green1, fresh1, novel2
- 6 letters
- modern2, latter2
- 7 letters
- nouveau2
- 13 letters
- nudiustertian
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (novel2 = 2 syllables).