Beat-up
Beat-up adjective - Showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect.
Usage example: drives the same beat-up truck he had in high school
New
New adjective - Recently made and never used before.
Usage example: that unique scent that is the telltale sign of a new car
Both words in one sentence
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Archie once had a shiny new exterior installed over his beloved, beat-up antique jalopy.
Source: Pimped-Out Car -
Pimped-Out Car: Archie once had a shiny new exterior installed over his beloved beat-up antique jalopy.
Source: Franchise / Archie Comics -
Cool Car: Walt's beat-up Ford Bronco starkly contrasts with his deputies' brand-new patrol vehicles and firmly establishes his "old school" status.
Source: Series / Longmire
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New and Beat-up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/beat-up/new
Beat-up & New. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/beat-up/new>.
New or Beat-up. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/beat-up/new.
