Longstanding and Recent

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Longstanding adjective - Having existed for a long time.

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Recent is an antonym for longstanding in ancient topic.

Recent adjective - Of the immediate past or just previous to the present time.

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Longstanding is an antonym for recent.

Nearby Words: recently, recency

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Recent and Longstanding. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/longstanding/recent

Longstanding & Recent. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/longstanding/recent>.

Recent or Longstanding. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/longstanding/recent.

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