New and Preexisting

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New adjective - Taking the place of one that came before.

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Preexisting is an antonym for new.

Nearby Words: newness, newly, newish

Preexisting adjective - Existing previously or before something.

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New is an antonym for preexisting.

Nearby Word: preexisted

Archie Comics' Sonic the Hedgehog: Following the Cosmic Retcon (and real-life lawsuit) induced Continuity Reboot, numerous characters have shown up who have histories with the preexisting characters that are completely new to the audience.

Source: Remember the New Guy
Diabolik Lovers went two seasons with no resolved sexual tension and no new progressions in the plot, unless one counts the plethora of new, entirely unforeshadowed characters that show up in the second finale and have absolutely no relation to the preexisting characters.

Source: The Chris Carter Effect
Gears 3 takes it up a notch with Lambent versions of almost every preexisting enemy, as well as completely new, lambent-only foes, including the morphing Drudges and the mighty Lambent Berserker.

Source: Action Bomb

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Preexisting and New. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/new/preexisting

New & Preexisting. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/new/preexisting>.

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