New and Upstart

New

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

Upstart and new are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Upstart" instead an adjective "New".

Nearby Words: newness, newly, newish

Upstart

Upstart adjective - Characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position.
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Synonyms for Upstart

New and upstart are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "New" instead an adjective "Upstart".

Both words in one sentence

  • The 1990s comic book speculation saw the advent of several upstart publishers and new shared universes created by established publishers.
  • ADV made their dub and released it to DVD in early 2008… right before their collapse resulted in the film's rights being snatched up by then-upstart Crunchyroll, who gave the film a new English dub.
    Source: Dueling Dubs
  • Franchise / Zorro The new governor is a tyrant who oppresses the natives, overtaxes the peasants, and seeks to rob the proud, upstart hidalgos of their lands and wealth to give to himself and his cronies.
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