CONTEMPORARY Synonyms
There are 14 hypernyms of the word contemporary. (close relations)
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| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| current | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective • occurring in or belonging to the present time noun • a flow of electricity through a conductor • a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes) • dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas | ||||||
| present-day | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • belonging to the present time | ||||||
| latest | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • the most recent news or development adjective satellite • up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date • in the current fashion or style | ||||||
| modern | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
adjective • belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages noun • a contemporary person • a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes adjective satellite • used of a living language; being the current stage in its development • relating to a recently developed fashion or style • characteristic of present-day art and music and literature and architecture • ahead of the times | ||||||
| new | adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj | |||||
adjective • not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered • unaffected by use or exposure adverb • very recently adjective satellite • in use after medieval times • used of a living language; being the current stage in its development • original and of a kind not seen before • lacking training or experience • having no previous example or precedent or parallel • other than the former one(s); different • (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity • (often followed by `to') unfamiliar | ||||||
| now | verb, adverb, nounv, adv, n | |||||
noun • the momentary present adverb • in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events • in these times • used to preface a command or reproof or request • at the present moment • without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening • (prefatory or transitional) indicates a change of subject or activity • in the immediate past | ||||||
| recent | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
noun • approximately the last 10,000 years adjective satellite • new • of the immediate past or just previous to the present time | ||||||
| up-to-date | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • reflecting the latest information or changes • in accord with the most fashionable ideas or style | ||||||
| up-to-the-minute | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date | ||||||
| contemporaneous | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • occurring in the same period of time • of the same period | ||||||
| coeval | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • a person of nearly the same age as another adjective satellite • of the same period | ||||||
| modern-day | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • characteristic of the present | ||||||
