Synonyms for recent
ˈri səntre·cent

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1. 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

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1. recent

   Synonyms:
   late, new, fresh, novel, modern, new-fangled

   Antonyms:
   ancient, antiquated, primitive, archaic

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1. Holocene, Holocene epoch, Recent, Recent epochadjective

   approximately the last 10,000 years

   Antonyms:
   present(a), future, old

2. recentadjective

   new

   "recent graduates"; "a recent addition to the house"; "recent buds on the apple trees"

   Synonyms:
   late(a)

   Antonyms:
   old, present(a), future

3. 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

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1. recentadjective

   Synonyms:
   new, late

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1. List of paraphrases for "recent":

   recently, last, latest, past, latter, showcase, up-to-date, final, lately, modern, current, haditha, newly, new

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1. United States:

   The Chinese are very good at taking advantage of opportunities, which they may have been able to do in the recent past with our focus on the Middle East for the first part of the 2000s and following that the financial crisis, we have to get back to doing what we do well. Our soft power is incredibly more powerful than their soft power. They don't really have that same kind of attractiveness that the United States system has, and I think that's because our partners around the world know we stand by them and know we won't impose our will on them, that we'll work together with them.

2. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban:

   I would like to thank the Hungarian police because in recent days there has been a de facto rebellion among illegal migrants, they occupied a railway station, they refused to be fingerprinted, they did not cooperate and they refused to enter facilities where they could receive care, such as food, water, shelter or medical treatment. They have rebelled against Hungarian law.

3. Rahimullah Yusufzai:

   The Taliban have been claiming in recent months that they had acquired new and sophisticated weapons, but there are no details given how and from where.

4. Nicolas Wentzensen:

   Scientific consensus emerges over time, especially in cases like this, where the results have been somewhat inconsistent, while this recent analysis provides additional evidence supporting an association of talc and ovarian cancer, it will be important to test the methods used in this analysis in other data to see if the findings are confirmed.

5. Oliver Butt:

   The original holders of the debt have sold a long time ago...and (those who bought it) have waited and waited and waited, the market has become very thin in recent years, though prices have also steadily gone up.