Synonyms for recent

Adjective

1. recent, new (vs. old)

usage: being new in a time not long past; "recent graduates"; "a recent addition to the house"; "recent buds on the apple trees"

2. late(prenominal), recent, past (vs. present) (vs. future)

usage: 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"

3. recent, modern (vs. nonmodern)

usage: near to or not long before the present; "recent times"; "of recent origin"