fresh
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- new, different, modern, novel, original, recent, up-to-date
- additional, added, auxiliary, extra, further, more, other, supplementary
- invigorating, bracing, brisk, clean, cool, crisp, pure, refreshing, unpolluted
- lively, alert, energetic, keen, refreshed, sprightly, spry, vigorous
- natural, unprocessed
- cheeky, disrespectful, familiar, forward, impudent, insolent, presumptuous

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Antonyms: stale
Contrasted words: hackneyed, shopworn, stereotyped, threadbare, trite
Related Words: gleaming, glistening, sparkling, striking, vital, vivid, virginal, youthful, crude, green, raw, uncouth, artless, naive, natural, unsophisticated

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English Thesaurus: new, brand new, recent, the latest, modern, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. fresh¹ S2 W2 /freʃ/ adjective
[Word Family: noun: freshness, refreshment, refreshments, refresher; adverb: freshly, freshingly, refreshingly; adjective: fresh, refreshing, refreshed; verb: freshen, refresh]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: freis]

1. NEW adding to or replacing something:
I’ll just make some fresh coffee.
The report provides fresh evidence about the way the business was run.
You’ll have to start again on a fresh sheet of paper.

2. NEW AND INTERESTING good or interesting because it has not been done, seen etc before:
Ryan will bring a fresh approach to the job.
We need some fresh ideas.
Let’s take a fresh look at the problem.

3. RECENT done, experienced, or having happened recently:
There were fresh fox tracks around the hen huts.
The accident was still fresh in her mind.

4. a fresh start when you start something again in a completely new and different way after being unsuccessful:
I hope Jim and I can get back together and make a fresh start.

5. FOOD/FLOWERS
a) fresh food has recently been picked or prepared, and is not frozen or preserved
fresh fruit/vegetables/fish/bread etc
The beans are fresh from the garden.
b) fresh flowers have recently been picked

6. fresh air air from outside, especially clean air:
Let’s open the windows and have some fresh air in here! ⇒ breath of fresh air at breath(2)

7. fresh water fresh water contains no salt and comes from rivers and lakes ⇒ saltwater

8. TASTE/SMELL ETC [usually before noun] pleasantly clean or cool:
a fresh minty taste
It’s a light, fresh wine.

9. APPEARANCE pleasant, bright, and clean Antonym : dull:
The kitchen is decorated in fresh blues and greens.
She has brown hair, hazel eyes and a fresh complexion.

10. WEATHER if the wind is fresh, it is quite cold and strong:
a fresh breeze

11. NOT TIRED [not usually before noun] full of energy because you are not tired:
She always seems fresh and lively, even at the end of the day.
Despite his busy day he arrived looking as fresh as a daisy (=not tired and ready to do things).

12. fresh from something
a) (also fresh out of something American English) having just finished your education or training, and not having a lot of experience:
He’s fresh out of law school.
b) having just come from a particular place or experience:
The team is fresh from their victory over the French.

13. get/be fresh with somebody old-fashioned to behave rudely in a way which shows sexual interest, or lack of respect
—freshness noun [uncountable]:
the freshness of the early morning
the freshness and vitality of youth

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. fresh² adverb

1. fresh-made/fresh-cut/fresh-grated etc especially American English recently made, cut etc:
fresh-ground coffee

2. be fresh out of something American English spoken to have just used your last supplies of something:
I’m fresh out of beer. Will you take a cola instead?

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

fresh
adj.
VERBS be, look, smell, taste | stay Mushrooms don't stay fresh for long.
eat sth, have sth It's best to eat them fresh.
keep sth Put it in the fridge to keep it fresh.
ADV. really, very | quite
PHRASES lovely/nice (and) fresh There's some cold beef and a nice fresh loaf.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

new:
a new sports centre
a new edition of the book
an entirely new theory of time and space
brand new completely new:
a brand new car
The house looks brand new.
recent made, produced etc a short time ago:
recent research into brain chemistry
the latest [only before noun] the most recent:
Have you seen his latest film?
the latest fashions from Paris
modern different from earlier things of the same kind because of using new methods, equipment, or designs:
modern technology
modern farming methods
a modern kitchen
original new and completely different from what other people have done or thought of before, especially in a way that seems interesting:
The play is highly original.
His style is completely original.
fresh fresh ideas, evidence, or ways of doing things are new and different, and are used instead of previous ones:
We need a fresh approach to the problem.
They want young people with fresh ideas.
Police think they may have found some fresh evidence that links him to the murder.
novel new and different in a surprising and unusual way – used especially about a suggestion, experience, or way of doing something:
The club have come up with a novel way of raising cash.
The King was passionately in love, which was a novel experience for him.
innovative completely new and showing a lot of imagination – used especially about a design or way of doing something:
an attractive website with an innovative design
They came up with an innovative approach to the problem.
revolutionary completely new in a way that has a very big effect – used especially about an idea, method, or invention:
a revolutionary treatment for breast cancer
His theories were considered to be revolutionary at the time.
new-fangled [only before noun] used about something that is new and modern but which you disapprove of:
My grandfather hated all this newfangled technology.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

novel noun [countable] a book about imaginary people and events:
The film is based on Nick Hornby’s best-selling novel.
a historical novel
fiction noun [uncountable] books that describe imaginary people and events:
She reads a lot of romantic fiction.
literature noun [uncountable] novels and plays that are considered to be important works of art:
I’m studying American literature at university.
non-fiction noun [uncountable] books that describe real people and events:
Men tend to prefer non-fiction.
science fiction noun [uncountable] books about imaginary events in the future or space travel
reference book noun [countable] a book such as a dictionary or encyclopedia, which you look at to find information
textbook noun [countable] a book about a particular subject that you use in a classroom
set book British English
, course book British English noun [countable] a book that you have to study as part of your course
guidebook noun [countable] a book telling visitors about a city or country
picture book noun [countable] a book for children with many pictures in it
hardcover/hardback noun [countable] a book that has a hard stiff cover
paperback noun [countable] a book that has a paper cover
biography noun [countable] a book about a real person’s life, written by another person
autobiography noun [countable] a book that someone has written about their own life
recipe book/cookery book British English (also cookbook American English) noun [countable] a book that tells you how to cook different meals
new:
a new sports centre
a new edition of the book
an entirely new theory of time and space
brand new completely new:
a brand new car
The house looks brand new.
recent made, produced etc a short time ago:
recent research into brain chemistry
the latest [only before noun] the most recent:
Have you seen his latest film?
the latest fashions from Paris
modern different from earlier things of the same kind because of using new methods, equipment, or designs:
modern technology
modern farming methods
a modern kitchen
original new and completely different from what other people have done or thought of before, especially in a way that seems interesting:
The play is highly original.
His style is completely original.
fresh fresh ideas, evidence, or ways of doing things are new and different, and are used instead of previous ones:
We need a fresh approach to the problem.
They want young people with fresh ideas.
Police think they may have found some fresh evidence that links him to the murder.
innovative completely new and showing a lot of imagination – used especially about a design or way of doing something:
an attractive website with an innovative design
They came up with an innovative approach to the problem.
revolutionary completely new in a way that has a very big effect – used especially about an idea, method, or invention:
a revolutionary treatment for breast cancer
His theories were considered to be revolutionary at the time.
new-fangled [only before noun] used about something that is new and modern but which you disapprove of:
My grandfather hated all this newfangled technology.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲