FRESHNESS Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

freshness

noun

Definition of freshness

as in novelty

the quality or appeal of being new the freshness of that teacher's approach makes his classes fun and interesting

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Recent Examples of freshness At Garth Greenan, where more than forty of Drexler’s paintings and drawings from the sixties were on display, I was struck, once again, by the astonishing freshness and psychological bite of her work. — Leslie Camhi, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026 The range, the variety, the freshness, the ecstatic culture of experimentation. — Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026 In East of Eden‘s stellar reviews (the limited series boasts an 85 percent freshness rating on Rotten Tomatoes), Pugh in particular is praised for her performance. — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026 No matter the season, check your seed for freshness periodically. — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 27 Sep. 2026 No director under any circumstance welcomes being sandbagged to a mere 19 percent freshness on the Tomatometer. — Chris Lee, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026 Beauty, grace, freshness, naturalness, youth—all qualities which women have so often been reduced to. — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026 Ensure your semantic data layer or RAG framework reads lineage and freshness tags before executing reasoning. — Samuel Martinez, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026 It is commonly sold in balls, logs, or smaller pieces and is often packed in water or whey to help preserve its freshness. — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2026

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The general trivia and straight clues are also tough, and there’s a good amount of novelty, including 11 debut entries, a few oddballs among them, and one utterly brutal misdirect that significantly spiced up my solving experience.

— Caitlin Lovinger, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2026
That difference is now proving itself in luxury real estate, where the quality of the experience determines whether surf is a fleeting novelty or an anchor with staying power.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2026

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