Word meaning something new

When we say this approach is «New,» new, here, doesn’t necessarily imply that the approach is different from preceding approaches.

When we say that it is «different,» different, here, doesn’t imply that it is new.

So is there an adjective or a word that could denote both meanings?

Here is the context:

to unravel ………. reasons and motivations.

Revolutionary

radically new or innovative; outside or beyond established procedure, principles, etc.:

You should be careful using it, obviously, due to possible unwanted connotations the word may imply. It works in your context, but who is doing the unraveling you mention (and what kind of reasons/motivations exist) will affect whether to use revolutionary over, say, innovative (which is mentioned above).

answered Apr 9, 2015 at 15:19

Depending on context, I like the words «fresh» or «novel» for this sort of thing.

I deliberately avoid anything that starts with re- because, well, that’s clearly not indicating something that is new if it is «re-anything».

answered Apr 9, 2015 at 22:26

As a psychologist, I immediately doubted there was a context where you could actually be talking about motivations that are truly new, per se. Perhaps instead the motivations are typical ones, where the newness and difference relates to the local specific context. This led me to wonder whether what you’re actually looking for is untapped, if you are looking to draw on them or exploit them (e.g. in marketing or sales) or unexplored if you are just looking to understand them.

answered Apr 8, 2015 at 19:59

answered Apr 9, 2015 at 20:46

Other forms: newest; newer

If something’s new, it has never been seen or discovered or invented before. Anything can be new: a country, an idea, a product. If you spend half an hour watching TV, you’ll see an incredible selection of new items being advertised.

There are lots of shades of meaning attached to new. For example, by its very nature something that’s new is unfamiliar, and the two words are often used interchangeably. New can also mean something different from what has gone before — as in a new political strategy — or, as advertising would have you believe, something fresh and original, like that new and improved version of your favorite laundry detergent you just bought.

Definitions of new

1. adjective

   not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

   “a
   new law”

   “new cars”

   “a
   new comet”

   “a
   new friend”

   “a
   new year”

   “the
   New World”

   Synonyms:

   current

   occurring in or belonging to the present time

   fresh

   recently made, produced, or harvested

   modern

   belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages

   bran-new, brand-new, spic-and-span, spick-and-span

   conspicuously new

   fresh

   (of a cycle) beginning or occurring again

   hot, red-hot

   newest or most recent

   new-sprung, newborn

   having just or recently arisen or come into existence

   newfound

   newly discovered

   novel, refreshing

   pleasantly new or different

   parvenu, parvenue

   of or characteristic of a parvenu

   recent

   new

   radical, revolutionary

   markedly new or introducing radical change

   rising

   newly come into prominence

   sunrise

   of an industry or technology; new and developing

   untested, untried

   not yet proved or subjected to testing

   unused

   not yet put into use

   virgin

   being used or worked for the first time

   young

   being in its early stage

2. “grass
   new washed by the rain”

   synonyms:

   fresh, freshly, newly

3. adjective

   original and of a kind not seen before

   synonyms:

   fresh, novel

   original

   being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of

4. adjective

   having no previous example or precedent or parallel

   synonyms:

   unexampled

   unprecedented

   having no precedent; novel

5. “new experiences”

   “experiences
   new to him”

   “errors of someone
   new to the job”

   Synonyms:

   unaccustomed

   not habituated to; unfamiliar with

6. adjective

   (of a new kind or fashion) gratuitously new

   “she buys all these
   new-fangled machines and never uses them”

   synonyms:

   newfangled

   original

   being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of

7. adjective

   lacking training or experience

   “the
   new men were eager to fight”

   synonyms:

   raw

   inexperienced, inexperient

   lacking practical experience or training

8. adjective

   unaffected by use or exposure

   “it looks like
   new”

   Synonyms:

   unweathered

   not worn by exposure to the weather

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   Antonyms:

   worn

   affected by wear; damaged by long use

   old

   of long duration; not new

   aged

   at an advanced stage of erosion (pronounced as one syllable)

   attrited

   worn by rubbing or friction

   battered

   damaged especially by hard usage

   clapped out

   worn from age or heavy use and no longer able to operate (of cars or machines or people)

   creaky, decrepit, derelict, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegone

   worn and broken down by hard use

   dog-eared, eared

   worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down

   eroded, scoured

   worn away as by water or ice or wind

   frayed

   worn away or tattered along the edges

   mangey, mangy

   having many worn or threadbare spots in the nap

   moth-eaten, mothy

   worn or eaten away by (or as if by) moths

   played out

   worn out

   ragged, raggedy

   being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn

   raddled, worn-out

   used until no longer useful

   moth-eaten, raggedy, ratty, shabby, tatty

   showing signs of wear and tear

   scruffy, seedy

   shabby and untidy

   shopsoiled, shopworn

   worn or faded from being on display in a store

   tatterdemalion, tattered

   worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing

   threadbare

   having the nap worn away so that the threads show through

   thumbed

   (of pages) worn or soiled by thumb and fingers by frequent handling or turning

   vermiculate, worm-eaten, wormy

   infested with or damaged (as if eaten) by worms

   waterworn

   (of rocks especially) worn smooth by the action of water

   weather-beaten, weathered, weatherworn

   worn by exposure to the weather

   well-worn

   showing signs of much wear or use

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9. adjective

   (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity

   “new potatoes”

   synonyms:

   young

   early

   being or occurring at an early stage of development

10. adjective

    other than the former one(s); different

    “my
    new car is four years old but has only 15,000 miles on it”

    “ready to take a
    new direction”

    Synonyms:

    other

    not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied