Thesaurus results for CONTEMPORARIES

contemporaries

noun

plural of contemporary

as in companions

a person who lives at the same time or is about the same age as another Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin were exact contemporaries, actually being born on the same day in 1809

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Recent Examples of contemporaries This famed chemist had previously extolled the virtues of fertilizer as the answer to soil exhaustion, so his sudden reversal on the issue left a lasting impression on his contemporaries. — Literary Hub, 23 July 2026 Many of his contemporaries—including Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones’ Brian Jones, Janis Joplin and The Doors’ Jim Morrison—succumbed to drug overdoses or suicide in their 20s. — Kyle Eustice, VIBE.com, 23 July 2026 Time has a habit of judging architects more generously than their contemporaries often do. — Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026 Like all of his contemporaries, Beane has also been on the other side of those deals, acquiring three or four young players with fantastic projections. — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 16 July 2026 His loss sparked expressions of mourning from many of his Hollywood contemporaries. — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026 Who to one of its contemporaries, or rather, the show that inspired it. — William Worrall, Space.com, 15 July 2026 This sturdy bench with curved armrests has more charm than some of its more generic-looking teak contemporaries. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 14 July 2026 Burdach and his contemporaries believed that keen observation and aesthetic sensibilities could reveal fundamental truths about the subject being studied. — Angelica Calabrese, Longreads, 7 July 2026

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Noun

Pushed onward by his slippery companions, Bilbo is asked to enter a tunnel alone.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 17 July 2026
Natthaphong Lakhorn, 26, was at the beer hall on the night of the fire with four companions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 July 2026

Definition of companions

Noun

Younger millennials are still fighting the battle their older counterparts just won — and the numbers show how wide the gap has gotten.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 25 July 2026
Many autistic individuals have a harder time remembering faces and recognizing facial emotions than their neurotypical counterparts.

— Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026