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Antonyms for recent
ˈri səntre·cent
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term recent.
English Synonyms and Antonyms
recent
That which is new has lately come into existence, possession, or use; a new house is just built, or in a more general sense is one that has just come into the possession of the present owner or occupant. 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. Modern history pertains to any period since the middle ages; modern literature, modern architecture, etc., are not strikingly remote from the styles and types prevalent to-day. That which is late is somewhat removed from the present, but not far enough to be called old. That which is recent is not quite so sharply distinguished from the past as that which is new; recent publications range over a longer time than new books. That which is novel is either absolutely or relatively unprecedented in kind; a novel contrivance is one that has never before been known; a novel experience is one that has never before occurred to the same person; that which is new may be of a familiar or even of an ancient sort, as a new copy of an old book. Young and youthful are applied to that which has life; that which is young is possessed of a comparatively new existence as a living thing, possessing actual youth; that which is youthful manifests the attributes of youth. (Compare YOUTHFUL.) Fresh applies to that which has the characteristics of newness or youth, while capable of deterioration by lapse of time; that which is unworn, unspoiled, or unfaded; as, a fresh countenance, fresh eggs, fresh flowers. New is opposed to old, modern to ancient, recent to remote, young to old, aged, etc.
See synonyms for OLD.
Synonyms:
fresh, juvenile, late, modern, new, new-fangled, new-fashioned, new-made, novel, upstart, young, youthful
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
recent
Antonyms:
ancient, antiquated, primitive, archaic
Princeton's WordNet
Holocene, Holocene epoch, Recent, Recent epochadjective
approximately the last 10,000 years
Antonyms:
present(a), future, oldrecentadjective
new
"recent graduates"; "a recent addition to the house"; "recent buds on the apple trees"
Antonyms:
old, present(a), futureSynonyms:
late(a)late(a), recentadjective
of the immediate past or just previous to the present time
"a late development"; "their late quarrel"; "his recent trip to Africa"; "in recent months"; "a recent issue of the journal"
Antonyms:
old, present(a), future
How to use recent in a sentence?
The banks make big profits each year and have been big winners from corporate tax cuts in recent years.
This is a massive surprise to the upside, we've seen all these headlines about layoffs and probably just experiences with inflation have a chilling effect on job seekers in recent months.
We're currently facing unusual conditions, with one of the driest Junes in over 40 years as well as really bad air circulation conditions in the Santiago valley in recent days, which boosts the concentration of contamination.
This assessment is based on intelligence, the weapons used, the level of expertise needed to execute the operation, recent similar Iranian attacks on shipping, and the fact that no proxy group operating in the area has the resources and proficiency to act with such a high degree of sophistication.
It is a difficult decision that the government has made, but we fully support it, in recent weeks, we have all experienced that more and more farms in North Jutland have been infected, and no one has been able to explain the increase. Human health must come first.
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