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contemporary

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of contemporary

1 existing or occurring at the same period of time

the absurd notion that early cave dwellers were contemporary with the dinosaurs

Synonyms of contemporary

coetaneous, coeval, coexistent, coexisting, coextensive, coincident, coincidental, concurrent, contemporaneous, coterminous, simultaneous, synchronic, synchronous

Words Related to contemporary

accompanying, attendant, attending, concomitant, incident

Antonyms of contemporary

asynchronous, noncontemporary, nonsimultaneous, nonsynchronous

2 being or involving the latest methods, concepts, information, or styles

a magazine devoted to contemporary fashions

Synonyms of contemporary

current, designer, hot, mod, modern, modernistic, new, new age, new-fashioned, newfangled, present-day, red-hot, space-age, state-of-the-art, ultramodern, up-to-date, up-to-the-minute

Words Related to contemporary

fashionable, happening, in, modish, nouvelle, now, stylish

modernized, updated

futuristic, high-tech (also hi-tech)

latter-day, recent

Near Antonyms of contemporary

aged, age-old, ancient, antediluvian, hoary, old, venerable

bygone, former, late, olden, past

antique, historic, historical

retro, retrograde

kaput (also kaputt), obsolete, outmoded, outworn, unmodernized

discarded, disused, moth-eaten

forgotten, remote

ageless, dateless, timeless

Antonyms of contemporary

antiquated, archaic, dated, fusty, musty, oldfangled, old-fashioned, old-time, out-of-date, passé

Synonym Discussion of contemporary

contemporary, contemporaneous, coeval, synchronous, simultaneous, coincident mean existing or occurring at the same time. contemporary is likely to apply to people and what relates to them.

- Abraham Lincoln was contemporary with Charles Darwin

contemporaneous is more often applied to events than to people.

- contemporaneous accounts of the kidnapping

coeval refers usually to periods, ages, eras, eons.

- two stars thought to be coeval

synchronous implies exact correspondence in time and especially in periodic intervals.

- synchronous timepieces

simultaneous implies correspondence in a moment of time.

- the two shots were simultaneous

coincident is applied to events and may be used in order to avoid implication of causal relationship.

- the end of World War II was coincident with a great vintage year

contemporary

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of contemporary

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

Synonyms of contemporary

Words Related to contemporary

accompaniment, companion, concomitant

coordinate, counterpart, equal, equivalent, match, peer, rival

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