Synonyms

brand-new

American

[bran-noo, -nyoo, brand-] / ˈbrænˈnu, -ˈnyu, ˈbrænd- /

adjective

entirely new.

brand-new British

adjective

absolutely new

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

brand-newness noun

Etymology

Origin of brand-new

First recorded in 1560–70

Example Sentences

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The concentrated nature of the bets, coming from a brand-new account, fueled suspicions that someone with knowledge of the operation’s planning had made them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

The first stop on our tour was a brand-new grocery store with a sprawling parking lot out front.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

This brand-new definition of “tradwife” just sounds like the worst of all worlds: women having to work and handle all domestic responsibilities without any help at all.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

Americans have a brand-new weight-loss option, and it’s a GLP-1 pill developed by Eli Lilly.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

The grand prize was a brand-new super- deluxe game system.

From "Trouble at the Arcade (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #1)" by Franklin W. Dixon

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