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Antonyms for neoteric
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : nee-uh-ter-ik |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌni əˈtɛr ɪk |
- ancient
- antiquated
- common
- customary
- deteriorated
- earlier
- exhausted
- existent
- existing
- experienced
- familiar
- future
- gentle
- kind
- lifeless
- like
- normal
- obsolete
- old
- old hack
- old-fashioned
- ordinary
- out-of-date
- outdated
- outmoded
- overused
- passe
- past
- polite
- preceding
- regular
- similar
- stale
- standard
- tired
- unenergetic
- unstylish
- used
- usual
- warm
- worn
Definition of neoteric
Origin :- "recent, new," 1590s, from Late Latin neotericus, from Greek neoterikos "youthful, fresh, modern," from neoteros, comp. of neos "new" (see new). Related: Neoterism.
- As in modern : adj new, up-to-date
- As in new : adj recent, fresh
- As in newfangled : adj quite recent
- As in novel : adj new, original
- As in recent : adj current
- As in up-to-date : adj current
- As in latter-day : adj modern
- As in fresh : adj new, just produced
- Rush is a strong word: gush a weak one, much hackneyed by neoteric poetasters.
- Extract from : « Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 104, October 25, 1851 » by Various
Synonyms for neoteric
- à la mode
- abreast
- advanced
- all the rage
- at cutting edge
- atypical
- au courant
- avant-garde
- beginning
- brand-new
- breaking new ground
- coincident
- comer
- concomitant
- concurrent
- contempo
- contemporary
- crisp
- crude
- current
- cutting edge
- cutting-edge
- dashing
- dewy
- different
- dissimilar
- distinct
- expedient
- faddish
- far cry
- fashionable
- fitting
- fresh
- funky
- gimmicky
- gleaming
- glistening
- green
- happening
- hot
- hot off the fire
- hot off the press
- immature
- in
- in fashion
- in vogue
- in-thing
- inexperienced
- innovative
- just out
- last word
- late
- latest
- latter
- latter-day
- leading-edge
- mint
- modern
- modernistic
- modernized
- modish
- natural
- neoteric
- new
- new-fashioned
- newborn
- newest
- newfangled
- novel
- now
- odd
- offbeat
- opportune
- original
- peculiar
- popular
- present
- present-day
- prevailing
- prevalent
- radical
- rare
- raw
- recent
- red-hot
- singular
- sparkling
- spick-and-span
- state of the art
- state-of-the-art
- strange
- stylish
- suitable
- the latest
- this season's
- timely
- today
- topical
- trendy
- twenty-first century
- ultramodern
- unaccustomed
- uncommon
- uncontaminated
- unconventional
- unfamiliar
- unique
- unknown
- unlike
- unprocessed
- unseasoned
- unskilled
- unspoiled
- untouched
- untrained
- untried
- untrodden
- unused
- unusual
- up
- up-to-date
- up-to-the-minute
- virgin
- virginal
- what's happening
- with it
- with-it
- young
- youthful
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