Antonyms of adj fresh

12 senses of fresh

Sense 1
fresh (vs. stale) -- (recently made, produced, or harvested; "fresh bread"; "a fresh scent"; "fresh lettuce")

stale (vs. fresh) -- (lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age; "stale bread"; "the beer was stale")
        => addled -- ((of eggs) no longer edible; "an addled egg")
        => bad, spoiled, spoilt -- ((of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition; "bad meat"; "a refrigerator full of spoilt food")
        => cold -- (having lost freshness through passage of time; "a cold trail"; "dogs attempting to catch a cold scent")
        => day-old -- (not fresh today; "day-old bread is cheaper than fresh")
        => hard -- (dried out; "hard dry rolls left over from the day before")
        => flyblown, maggoty -- (spoiled and covered with eggs and larvae of flies; "flyblown meat"; "a sack of maggoty apricots")
        => limp, wilted -- (not firm; "wilted lettuce")
        => moldy, mouldy, musty -- (covered with or smelling of mold; "moldy bread"; "a moldy (or musty) odor")
        => rancid -- ((used of decomposing oils or fats) having a rank smell or taste usually due to a chemical change or decomposition; "rancid butter"; "rancid bacon")
        => rotten -- (having decayed or disintegrated; usually implies foulness; "dead and rotten in his grave")
        => corrupt, tainted -- (touched by rot or decay; "tainted bacon"; "`corrupt' is archaic")
        => putrid -- (in an advanced state of decomposition and having a foul odor; "horrible like raw and putrid flesh"- Somerset Maugham)
        => putrescent -- (becoming putrid; "a trail lined by putrescent carcasses")

Sense 2
fresh -- ((of a cycle) beginning or occurring again; "a fresh start"; "fresh ideas")

INDIRECT (VIA new) -> old -- (of long duration; not new; "old tradition"; "old house"; "old wine"; "old country"; "old friendships"; "old money")

Sense 3
bracing, brisk, fresh, refreshing, refreshful, tonic -- (imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air")

INDIRECT (VIA invigorating) -> debilitating -- (impairing the strength and vitality)

Sense 4
fresh, new, novel -- (original and of a kind not seen before; "the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem")

INDIRECT (VIA original) -> unoriginal -- (not original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual; "the manuscript contained unoriginal emendations"; "his life had been unoriginal, conforming completely to the given pattern"- Gwethalyn Graham)

Sense 5
fresh (vs. preserved) -- (not canned or otherwise preserved; "fresh vegetables")

preserved (vs. fresh) -- (prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use)
        => aged, cured -- ((used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable))
        => candied, crystalized, crystalised, glace -- ((used especially of fruits) preserved by coating with or allowing to absorb sugar)
        => canned, tinned -- (sealed in a can or jar)
        => corned, cured -- ((used especially of meat) cured in brine)
        => cured -- ((used of hay e.g.) allowed to dry)
        => dried, dehydrated, desiccated -- (preserved by removing natural moisture; "dried beef"; "dried fruit"; "dehydrated eggs"; "shredded and desiccated coconut meat")
        => flash-frozen, quick-frozen, frozen -- ((used of foods) preserved by freezing sufficiently rapidly to retain flavor and nutritional value; "frozen foods")
        => freeze-dried -- (preserved by freezing and drying in a vacuum; "freeze-dried coffee")
        => lyophilized, lyophilised, freeze-dried -- (used of tissue or blood or serum or other biological substances; dried by freezing in a high vacuum)
        => pickled -- ((used of foods) preserved in a pickling liquid)
        => potted -- (preserved in a pot or can or jar; "potted meat"; "potted shrimp")
        => salted, salt-cured, brine-cured -- ((used especially of meats) preserved in salt)
        => smoked, smoke-cured, smoke-dried -- ((used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured by hanging in wood smoke)
        => sun-dried, sundried -- (dried naturally by the sun; "sun-dried apricots")

Sense 6
fresh (vs. salty), sweet -- (not containing or composed of salt water; "fresh water")

salty (vs. fresh) -- (containing or filled with salt; "salt water")
        => brackish, briny -- (slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water); "a brackish lagoon"; "the briny deep")
        => saliferous -- (containing or yielding salt; "saliferous formations"; "salt domes")
        => saline -- (containing salt; "a saline substance "; "salty tears")
        => saltish -- (somewhat salty)

Sense 7
fresh -- (having recently calved and therefore able to give milk; "the cow is fresh")

INDIRECT (VIA wet) -> dry -- (not producing milk; "a dry cow")

Sense 8
fresh, invigorated, refreshed, reinvigorated -- (with restored energy)

INDIRECT (VIA rested) -> tired -- (depleted of strength or energy; "tired mothers with crying babies"; "too tired to eat")

Sense 9
fresh, sweet, unfermented -- (not soured or preserved; "sweet milk")

INDIRECT (VIA unsoured) -> soured -- (having turned bad)

Sense 10
clean, fresh -- (free from impurities; "clean water"; "fresh air")

INDIRECT (VIA pure) -> impure -- (combined with extraneous elements)

Sense 11
fresh, unused -- (not yet used or soiled; "a fresh shirt"; "a fresh sheet of paper"; "an unused envelope")

INDIRECT (VIA clean) -> dirty, soiled, unclean -- (soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime; "dirty unswept sidewalks"; "a child in dirty overalls"; "dirty slums"; "piles of dirty dishes"; "put his dirty feet on the clean sheet"; "wore an unclean shirt"; "mining is a dirty job"; "Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves")

Sense 12
fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, smart, saucy, sassy, wise -- (improperly forward or bold; "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers"; "Don't get wise with me!")

INDIRECT (VIA forward) -> backward -- ((used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature; "a backward lover")

Similarity of adj fresh

12 senses of fresh

Sense 1
fresh (vs. stale) -- (recently made, produced, or harvested; "fresh bread"; "a fresh scent"; "fresh lettuce")
       => caller -- (fresh; "caller fish")
       => crisp -- (pleasingly firm and fresh; "crisp lettuce")
       => fresh-cut -- (cut recently; "fresh-cut flowers")
       => good, undecomposed, unspoiled, unspoilt -- (not left to spoil; "the meat is still good")
       => hot -- (newly made; "a hot scent")
       => new-made -- (newly made; "the aroma of new-made bread")
       => strong, warm -- (freshly made or left; "a warm trail"; "the scent is warm")
          Also See-> new#1

Sense 2
fresh -- ((of a cycle) beginning or occurring again; "a fresh start"; "fresh ideas")
       => new (vs. old) -- (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")

Sense 3
bracing, brisk, fresh, refreshing, refreshful, tonic -- (imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air")
       => invigorating (vs. debilitating) -- (imparting strength and vitality; "the invigorating mountain air")

Sense 4
fresh, new, novel -- (original and of a kind not seen before; "the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem")
       => original (vs. unoriginal) -- (being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of; "a truly original approach"; "with original music"; "an original mind")

Sense 5
fresh (vs. preserved) -- (not canned or otherwise preserved; "fresh vegetables")
       => unprocessed -- (not treated or prepared by a special process)

Sense 6
fresh (vs. salty), sweet -- (not containing or composed of salt water; "fresh water")

Sense 7
fresh -- (having recently calved and therefore able to give milk; "the cow is fresh")
       => wet (vs. dry), lactating -- (producing or secreting milk; "a wet nurse"; "a wet cow"; "lactating cows")

Sense 8
fresh, invigorated, refreshed, reinvigorated -- (with restored energy)
       => rested (vs. tired) -- (not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing; "came back rested from her vacation")

Sense 9
fresh, sweet, unfermented -- (not soured or preserved; "sweet milk")
       => unsoured (vs. soured) -- (not having turned bad)

Sense 10
clean, fresh -- (free from impurities; "clean water"; "fresh air")
       => pure (vs. impure) -- (free of extraneous elements of any kind; "pure air and water"; "pure gold"; "pure primary colors"; "the violin's pure and lovely song"; "pure tones"; "pure oxygen")

Sense 11
fresh, unused -- (not yet used or soiled; "a fresh shirt"; "a fresh sheet of paper"; "an unused envelope")
       => clean (vs. dirty) -- (free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits; "children with clean shining faces"; "clean white shirts"; "clean dishes"; "a spotlessly clean house"; "cats are clean animals")

Sense 12
fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, smart, saucy, sassy, wise -- (improperly forward or bold; "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers"; "Don't get wise with me!")
       => forward (vs. backward) -- (used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty; "a forward child badly in need of discipline")

Synonyms of adv fresh

1 sense of fresh

Sense 1
newly, freshly, fresh, new -- (very recently; "they are newly married"; "newly raised objections"; "a newly arranged hairdo"; "grass new washed by the rain"; "a freshly cleaned floor"; "we are fresh out of tomatoes")

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