✨ New or original 🍞 Recently made 🌬️ Clean and pure 🆕 Just now 😃 Full of energy 💧 Not salty 😏 Rude or bold 🐄 Recently calved

fresh

687 1.0

New and not used before

adjective
/frɛʃ/

: nuevo

The bar is packed with fresh faces.
a fresh perspective
fresh ideas
a fresh approach

And behind it they put fresh beautiful stucco.

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Examples

My question is, you are a fresh voice that has facts.
My daughter, today is a day of fresh hopes and dreams.

Milarepa (2025)
I just like to keep things fresh and honest.
But yet it kind of makes me think fresh spring, too.
Once upon a time, television was a fresh, new, and exciting means of communication.

Academic text (1991)
I looked back through the data with fresh eyes, realized you were right.

Joey & Rex Save the Church (2022)
I know you live under somewhat difficult circumstances, but this will be a fresh start for you too.

Saltburn (2023)
The candidate further explained that the use of technology provided fresh and new ways to teach the students.

Academic text (2015)
We're gonna go to the hotel, get a good night's sleep and wake up all fresh.

80 for Brady (2023)
To inspire creativity, the artist presented a series of fresh ideas that had never been explored before.

Synonyms

new

vsfresh

∞ 1.0

Recently made or found and not seen before

is more about being different and not experienced before rather than only recent

brand-new

vsfresh

400 1.2

Completely new and never used

stresses being different and not experienced before rather than perfect condition

original

vsfresh

253 3.6

New and different, not copied from others

adds the sense of recentness or not previously handled beyond being the first

novel

vsfresh

74 5.1

New and different, not seen or done before

also covers being recently created and not previously handled, not only unusualness

new-made

vsfresh

7 3.0

Created only recently and not used before

emphasizes being different and not experienced before rather than only recent production

newish

vsfresh

Informal

4 2.8

Made or bought fairly recently and not very old

means fully recent and different rather than only somewhat recent

unused

vsfresh

1 1.0

A thing that is still new and never touched

adds the sense of being different and not seen before beyond simply not handled

Antonyms

old

∞ 1.0

A thing that has existed for a long time and is not new

used

119 1.0

Owned by someone else before

stale

37 3.1

Not new or interesting because of repetition

Idioms

fresh out of

Informal

36 4.2

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

breath of fresh air

Informal

23 3.2

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

fresh off the boat

Slur

5 9.5

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

fresh out of options

Informal

1 5.6

No other choices remain

Compounds

fresh air

158 1.0

Clean outdoor air that feels refreshing and healthy

fresh start

73 3.2

A chance to begin again after problems

fresh water

49 1.0

Water that is not salty and found in rivers and lakes

fresh coffee

16 1.0

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

fresh food

13 1.0

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

fresh perspective

12 4.0

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

fresh produce

10 1.0

Fruits and vegetables that are picked recently and not processed

fresh bread

10 1.0

A type of bread baked recently that is not stale

fresh coat of paint

6 2.4

A new layer of paint that makes a surface look newer

fresh-cut

5 2.7

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

fresh lemon juice

5 1.0

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

fresh seafood

3 1.3

Fish and shellfish caught recently that are not frozen or salted

fresh catch

3 2.9

Seafood caught recently that is not yet cooked or preserved

fresh breeze

Specialized

2 3.4

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

fresh foods

2 1.0

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

fresh popcorn

2 1.0

Warm, recently made popcorn that is crisp and smells good

fresh pair of eyes

2 4.5

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

fresh bean

1 3.0

A young green bean eaten before it dries or hardens

fresh look

1 2.5

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

fresh pastry

1 1.0

A pastry baked recently that is not stale

fresh cut

1 2.7

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

fresh manicure

1 3.5

Recently done nails that look neat and shiny

fresh hell

Informal

1 9.9

A new, very difficult problem that comes after other troubles

fresh yeast

1 3.2

A soft block of living yeast used to make bread rise

Fresh Coast

1 7.4

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

fresh coat of wax

2.7

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 New

original

∞ 2.8

novel

74 5.1

new

∞ 1.0

fresh

687 1.0

recent

∞ 1.0

used

119 1.0

old

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

fresh positive

fresher comparative

freshest superlative

Etymology

Fresh has long meant 'new' or 'recent', so a fresh idea is one you have not used before and feels original.