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Recent

/ˈɹiːsənt/

Having happened a short while ago.

📖 Definitions of "Recent"

adjective

1
Having happened a short while ago.
2
Up-to-date; not old-fashioned or dated.
3
Having done something a short while ago that distinguishes them as what they are called.
"I met three recent graduates at the conference."
4
Particularly in geology, palaeontology, and astronomy: having occurred a relatively short time ago, but still potentially thousands or even millions of years ago.

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
newnoun	Recently made, or created.
modernnoun	Pertaining to a current or recent time and style; not ancient.
pastnoun	The period of time that has already happened, in contrast to the present and the future.
latenoun	Near the end of a period of time.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
new	Recently made, or created.
pastnoun	The period of time that has already happened, in contrast to the present and the future.
modern	Pertaining to a current or recent time and style; not ancient.
late	Near the end of a period of time.
lately	Recently; not long ago; of late; not long since.
newly	Very recently/lately; in the immediate past.
recently	In the recent past
fresh	Newly produced or obtained; recent.
presentnoun	Relating to now, for the time being; current.
new-found	Alternative spelling of newfound. [Recently found; newly discovered.]
up-to-date	(before the noun, idiomatic) Current; recent; the latest.
later	At some time in the future.
some	Of a measurement: approximately, roughly.
near-term	short-term
nearby	Adjacent, near, close by.
near	Physically close.
latest	Most recent.
latternoun	Relating to or being the second of two items.
timely	Done at the proper time or within the proper time limits; prompt.
previous	(not comparable) Prior; occurring before something else, either in time or order.