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Synonyms: Adjective
fresh, new, original, strange, unaccustomed, unfamiliar, unheard-of, unknown, unprecedented
Antonyms: Adjective
familiar, hackneyed, old, time-honored, tired, warmed-over
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She has suggested a novel approach to the problem. Handheld computers are novel devices.Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Lord Byron challenges his houseguests to write a ghost story, which leads Mary Shelley to begin her novel ``Frankenstein.’' (PG-13) 2 hrs. — Los Angeles Times, "Movies on TV this week Sept. 1 - 7, 2019: John Wayne in ‘The Searchers’ and more," 30 Aug. 2019 While the programs at Alta Group and Mulvaney’s B&L feel novel for the industry, some business owners have long offered mental health services to their workers. — Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com, "Bay Area restaurant owners reckon with the industry’s mental health issues," 29 Aug. 2019 Some scholars were sceptical of the prosecution’s novel interpretation of what counts as a public nuisance, a misdeed typically associated with polluters or owners of brothels. — The Economist, "Johnson & Johnson, Purdue and other opioid-peddlers face a reckoning," 29 Aug. 2019 John Updike pushed back somewhat in his novel Memories of the Ford Administration (1992). — Thomas Balcerski, Smithsonian, "The 175-Year History of Speculating About President James Buchanan’s Bachelorhood," 28 Aug. 2019 Western experts and President Trump have suggested the explosion occurred while the Russian military was testing a novel type of cruise missile design that uses nuclear propulsion, which NATO refers to as the Skyfall missile. — Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, "Russia Identifies 4 Radioactive Isotopes From Nuclear Accident," 26 Aug. 2019 This program isn’t going to result in novel public health interventions or new drugs overnight. — Max Nisen, The Denver Post, "Guest Commentary: The government wants your DNA — don’t run away," 25 Aug. 2019 Her family lodged a similar claim with NASA’s Inspector General’s Office, and now investigators are trying to get to the bottom of this novel situation, the New York Times reports. — Ephrat Livni, Quartz, "NASA is investigating what may be the first space crime," 24 Aug. 2019 There’s the novel A.I. machine, but also the creation of a platform for making wafer-scale chips. — Fortune, "Seeking Big A.I. Advances, a Startup Turns to a Huge Computer Chip," 19 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Like the villains of J.R.R. Tolkien’s novels, the Skeksis crave immortality, and are willing to sacrifice anything and anyone to get it. — Christian Holub, EW.com, "The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance," 31 Aug. 2019 Louise Penny is well known for a series of mystery novels that feature Chief Inspector Armand Gamache. — Denise Davidsonwriter, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Louise Penny’s ‘A Better Man': Of forks in the road and life-changing decisions," 25 Aug. 2019 The first of eight novels, Little House in the Big Woods, came out in 1932. — Elena Nicolaou, refinery29.com, "Little House, Big Fans: These People Really, Really Love Laura Ingalls Wilder," 24 Aug. 2019 IDEAS Bashir is the author of award-winning novels The Half Mother and Scattered Souls. — Time, "The Indian Government Insists All Is Well in Kashmir. But As the Communications Shutdown Continues, Its Citizens Are Struggling to Reach the Outside World," 23 Aug. 2019 Dmitry Glukhovsky's trilogy of Metro novels has been a global best-seller, and the series was turned into a hit series of first-person shooter video games by 4A Games and publishers THQ. — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, "Gazprom Media to Adapt Sci-Fi Epic 'Metro 2033' as Feature Film," 23 Aug. 2019 In the living room are stacks of coffee-table books and a thoughtful selection of novels chosen by independent store Books & Company, best flicked through in the rattan armchair. — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, "These 6 European Apartments Are Basically Private Design Hotels," 23 Aug. 2019 Liebert, who lives in Connecticut, is the author of four novels. — Carole Goldberg, courant.com, "Elin Hilderbrand talks ‘Summer of ’69’; books about the dark side of suburban CT, sexual violence in India," 21 Aug. 2019 Riding in his pickup truck and listening to Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time fantasy novels, Pruitt drove hundreds of kilometers to track incoming storms and collect data. — Kelly Mayes, Science | AAAS, "Tropical storms are making these spiders more aggressive," 19 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'novel.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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