All newish synonyms
newΒ·ish
N n adjective newish
- immature β not mature, ripe, developed, perfected, etc.
- budding β If you describe someone as, for example, a budding businessman or a budding artist, you mean that they are starting to succeed or become interested in business or art.
- inexperienced β not experienced; lacking knowledge, skill, or wisdom gained from experience.
- new β other than the former or the old: a new era; in the New World.
- youthful β characterized by youth; young.
- adolescent β Adolescent is used to describe young people who are no longer children but who have not yet become adults. It also refers to their behaviour.
- blooming β Blooming is used by some people to emphasize what they are saying, especially when they are annoyed.
- crude β A crude method or measurement is not exact or detailed, but may be useful or correct in a rough, general way.
- developing β If you talk about developing countries or the developing world, you mean the countries or the parts of the world that are poor and have few industries.
- fledgling β a young bird just fledged.
- green β of the color of growing foliage, between yellow and blue in the spectrum: green leaves.
- growing β becoming greater in quantity, size, extent, or intensity: growing discontent among industrial workers.
- infant β a child during the earliest period of its life, especially before he or she can walk; baby.
- inferior β lower in station, rank, degree, or grade (often followed by to): a rank inferior to colonel.
- junior β younger (designating the younger of two men bearing the same full name, as a son named after his father; often written as Jr. or jr. following the name): May I speak with the junior Mr. Hansen? Mr. Edward Andrew Hansen, Jr. Compare senior (def 1).
- juvenile β of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or suitable or intended for young persons: juvenile books.
- little β small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
- modern β of or relating to present and recent time; not ancient or remote: modern city life.
- newborn β recently or only just born.
- punk β Slang. something or someone worthless or unimportant. a young ruffian; hoodlum. an inexperienced youth. a young male partner of a homosexual. an apprentice, especially in the building trades. Prison Slang. a boy.
- raw β uncooked, as articles of food: a raw carrot.
- recent β of late occurrence, appearance, or origin; lately happening, done, made, etc.: recent events; a recent trip.
- tender β soft or delicate in substance; not hard or tough: a tender steak.
- tenderfoot β a raw, inexperienced person; novice.
- boyish β If you describe a man as boyish, you mean that he is like a boy in his appearance or behaviour, and you find this characteristic quite attractive.
- burgeoning β rapidly developing or growing; flourishing
- callow β A callow young person has very little experience or knowledge of the way they should behave as an adult.
- childish β Childish means relating to or typical of a child.
- childlike β You describe someone as childlike when they seem like a child in their character, appearance, or behaviour.
- early β in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.
- fresh β newly made or obtained: fresh footprints.
- girlish β of, like, or befitting a girl or girlhood: girlish laughter.
- girllike β Resembling a girl.
- half-grown β advanced in growth: a grown boy.
- ignorant β lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.
- pubescent β arriving or arrived at puberty.
- puerile β of or relating to a child or to childhood.
- undeveloped β not developed.
- undisciplined β having or exhibiting discipline; rigorous: paintings characterized by a disciplined technique.
- unfinished β not finished; incomplete or unaccomplished.
- unfledged β not fledged; without sufficient feathers for flight, as a young bird.
- unlearned β not learned; not scholarly or erudite.
- unpracticed β not trained or skilled; inexpert: an unpracticed actor.
- unripe β not ripe; immature; not fully developed: unripe fruit.
- unseasoned β (of things) not seasoned; not matured, dried, etc., by due seasoning: unseasoned wood.
- untried β not tried; not attempted, proved, or tested.
- unversed β experienced; practiced; skilled; learned (usually followed by in): She was well versed in Greek and Latin.
- vernal β of or relating to spring: vernal sunshine.