novel
New, different and unlike anything seen before.
novel in a sentence
- Eating pudding before dinner was a novel idea, and the children voted for it at once.
- The inventor's novel umbrella, unlike any seen before, folded down to the size of a pencil.
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Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to novel?
- Aordinary
- Bold
- Cnew
- Dusual
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C: new. The other three mean the opposite of novel.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to novel?
- Aold
- Bnew
- Cfresh
- Doriginal
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A: old. The other three mean nearly the same as novel.
Words that mean something similar
new, fresh, original
Words that mean the opposite
old, usual, ordinary
More words about thinking & learning
- novice: Someone who is new to an activity and still learning it.
- oblivious: Not noticing what is happening around you.
- obscure: Not well known, or hard to see or understand.
- observant: Quick to notice things that other people miss.
- observe: To watch something carefully in order to learn about it.
- outwit: To beat someone by being cleverer than they are.
- pensive: Quietly thinking hard about something, often looking a little sad.
- perceive: To notice or understand something.
More words to explore
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