Word Type

Adjective

Adjective

Noun

Proper Noun

The word "recent" can be used as adjective, adjective, noun and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

ago distant distant past lately later long long ago long time old past time

Derived Terms

in recent memory non-recent nonrecent recency recent memory recentish recentism recently recentness semirecent subrecent unrecent

Distinct From

far long old olden past

Context

astronomy capitalised as recent geology sciences

Related Terms

actuality adjective ago cent cent in cheating cheating too contemporary current current events current past currently dated description earlier events frame happen happened happened newly happened soon happened yesterday happening history holocene in past lately measure near now near past near term near time new newest newly news now old fashioned past reference right right now shortly shortly happen soon soon ago soon past term time time description time frame time measure time reference too while yesterday yesterday earlier

Similar Terms

new new past past

Synonym Network

holocene nudiustertian

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