Meanings
nounfresh start (plural fresh starts)
plural fresh starts
- idiomaticA new beginning, without prejudices.
After the past disputes between the two countries, both sides decided to make a fresh start by agreeing to trade with each other again.
Synonyms: clean slate
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA new beginning, without prejudices.
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nounan opportunity to start over without prejudice
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Translations
Finnish uusi alku
- uusi alkunew beginning, without prejudices
French nouveau départ
- nouveau départnew beginning, without prejudices
German Neuanfang
- Neuanfangnew beginning, without prejudices
Polish świeży start, nowy początek
- świeży startnew beginning, without prejudices
- nowy począteknew beginning, without prejudices
Portuguese recomeço limpo
- recomeço limponew beginning, without prejudices
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APA
fresh start. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fresh%20start
MLA
“fresh start.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fresh%20start. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fresh start,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fresh%20start.
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