New
New adjective - Not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered.
Usage example: new cars
Secondhand is an antonym for new.
Secondhand
Secondhand adjective - Taken or created from something original or basic.
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Synonyms for Secondhand
New is an antonym for secondhand.
Both words in one sentence
- He's kept at Utopia as a man with secondhand knowledge of who he was that has managed to form relationships with some of the new mutants that arrive.
Source: Amnesiacs Are Innocent -
When you're snagged by your coattails, remember that it's better to need a new coat than a new incarnation: You can always slip out of your sleeves, and leave your attacker with a secondhand garment as a consolation prize.
Source: Giving Them the Strip -
Honest John's Dealership: The synth store that sells Anita to the Hawkins family seems to make a habit of acquiring old and secondhand synths for cheap, cleaning them up and selling them as new.
Source: Series / Humans
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