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fresh

fresh

134 1.0
Feeling rested and ready to work
  • adjective
  • /frɛʃ/
translation icon : descansado
  • You'll wake nice and fresh tomorrow.
  • fresh air
  • start fresh
  • keep fresh

This just looks so fresh and awake and easy.

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Examples

  • I've gotta get some sleep so I'm fresh for the game tomorrow which is why we're here.

  • I find these new possibilities a breath of fresh air; let's open the windows.

    Academic text (1997)
  • It's supposed to leave your skin looking fresh all day.

  • And this just gives us that really fresh healthy look.

  • Now, go wait outside and get some fresh air.

  • His memories of Mother were so strong and fresh that he sometimes forgot she was dead.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • It's really, really nice and fresh, but I just look a lot healthier.

  • It just brought some life and some fresh growth into this room.

  • It just makes my skin look fresh and quite flawless.

  • After a good night's sleep, I always wake up feeling fresh and energized.

Synonyms

full of energy
vsfresh
12 2.1

Being very active and excited to do things

often implies recent renewal after rest rather than constant liveliness
brisk
vsfresh
10 3.7

Weather or air that feels cool and refreshes you

centres on renewed personal vitality rather than weather or pace
refreshed
vsfresh
1 1.5

Feeling rested and full of new energy after a break

also describes things that give that renewed energy
invigorated
vsfresh
1 4.7

Feeling full of new energy and ready to do things

can also refer to things that cause or give that feeling
unjaded
vsfresh
1 7.2

Still interested and excited after many similar experiences

focuses more on recent physical renewal from rest rather than lack of experience
primy
vsfresh
  • Archaic
1 9.9

Fresh and full of new life or energy

relates instead to recent energy renewal after a rest or break
reinvigorated
vsfresh
5.1

Having new energy and feeling strong

is the broader term for both restored states and their cause
rested
vsfresh
1.0

Not tired after sleeping or taking a break

implies a fuller sense of renewed energy beyond mere lack of tiredness
bracing
vsfresh
3.9

Fresh cool air that makes you feel full of energy

refers to the personal renewed energy state not the external cause

Antonyms

129 3.2

Feeling very tired after hard work or long effort

13 4.1

Feeling very tired and having no energy

Idioms

fresh out of
  • Informal
29 4.2

Not having any left of something or having just finished something like school

20 3.2

A person or thing that brings a welcome change to a situation

4 9.5

Newly arrived in a country and not yet used to local customs

1 5.6

No other choices remain

Compounds

143 1.0

Clean outdoor air that feels refreshing and healthy

52 3.2

A chance to begin again after problems

41 1.0

Water that is not salty and found in rivers and lakes

A new way of looking at something that helps you see it differently

Fruits and vegetables that are picked recently and not processed

8 1.0

A cup of coffee made recently with a strong smell and full taste

8 1.0

Food that is recently grown or prepared and not kept for a long time

8 2.5

A new, clean style for something, like clothes or a room

7 1.0

A type of bread baked recently that is not stale

A new layer of paint that makes a surface look newer

Liquid squeezed from fresh lemons that is used in cooking or drinks

3 2.7

A plant or food cut very recently so it still looks and smells new

Fish and shellfish caught recently that are not frozen or salted

fresh hell
  • Informal
1 9.9

A new, very difficult problem that comes after other troubles

A person who looks at work with a new view to find mistakes

1 1.0

Food that is recently picked or made and not kept to last long

Warm, recently made popcorn that is crisp and smells good

1 3.0

A young green bean eaten before it dries or hardens

fresh breeze
  • Specialized
1 3.4

A fairly strong wind that makes flags fly and helps sailboats move

1 2.9

Seafood caught recently that is not yet cooked or preserved

1 2.7

A piece of meat that shops sell soon after they prepare it

1 3.2

A soft block of living yeast used to make bread rise

Recently done nails that look neat and shiny

1 1.0

A pastry baked recently that is not stale

7.4

A region by the Great Lakes with clean water and sandy beaches

A new layer of wax put on a surface to make it shine

fresh gale
  • Specialized
7.5

A very strong sea wind that blows about 45 to 53 miles an hour

fresh jambu
  • Philippine
8.1

A tropical fruit like a small apple with crisp, slightly sweet flesh

fresh sanga
  • Australian
9.9

A sandwich made just before eating

How Energetic

vigorous
87 4.1
energetic
93 1.6
fresh
134 1.0
rested
1.0
tired
1.0
exhausted
104 2.0

Surface Forms

fresh positive
fresher comparative
freshest superlative

Etymology

Fresh grew to mean 'new and full of energy', and you can see this idea in the word refresh, which means 'make new again'. So a shower or sleep can make you feel fresh and alert.