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adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of concurrent

1 existing or occurring at the same period of time

  • concurrent expeditions to the Antarctic that were in a race to reach the South Pole
Synonyms of concurrent

coetaneous, coeval, coexistent, coexisting, coextensive, coincident, coincidental, contemporaneous, contemporary, coterminous, simultaneous, synchronic, synchronous
Words Related to concurrent

accompanying, attendant, attending, concomitant, incident
Antonyms of concurrent

asynchronous, noncontemporary, nonsimultaneous, nonsynchronous

2 present at the same time and place

  • the postwar period of prosperity and the concurrent baby boom are the major topics in this history of the 1950s
Synonyms of concurrent

accompanying, attendant, attending, coexistent, coexisting, coincident, coincidental, concomitant
Words Related to concurrent

contemporaneous, contemporary, simultaneous, synchronous

associated, collateral, connected, linked, related

consequent, resultant, resulting

ensuing, following, subsequent

accidental, casual, chance, fluky (also flukey), fortuitous, freak, incident, incidental
Near Antonyms of concurrent

unassociated, unconnected, unrelated

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