MOMENTS Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

moments

noun

plural of moment

as in times

a particular point at which an event takes place at that moment he suddenly turned around and headed toward me

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as in minutes

a very small space of time I'll be there in just a moment

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as in todays

the time currently existing or in progress I'm not doing anything at the moment

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Recent Examples of moments After forming an alliance with Pogačar — who put on a show even through the typically ceremonial last stage — an exhausted van der Poel faced an onslaught in the final moments but hung on by a thread. — Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 27 July 2026 Attitude Control Motors provide precise steering during the final moments before impact. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026 Yet Colorado demonstrates how even the most ordinary moments in hiring can become the subject of increasingly detailed statutory regulation. — Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 Dodgers fan favorite Kiké Hernández has built a reputation for clutch October moments and an easygoing personality. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026 The countdown clock is ticking, and both Lestat the vampire and Lestat the TV season are frittering away their last moments on restating the facts. — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 20 July 2026 The World Cup final didn’t produce the sort of classic game fitting for an event that has served up so many delicious moments. — Sean Gregory, Time, 20 July 2026 Yes, Dwyane Wade had his moments, as did Shaquille O’Neal, Alonzo Mourning, Tim Hardaway, Chris Bosh and Jimmy Butler. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for moments

Noun

To anyone within the beam, the satellite will reflect sunlight four times brighter than a full Moon.

— Chris Young July 28, Refractor, 28 July 2026
Standard Chartered's Geoff Kendrick found stablecoin turnover running at about six times a month, roughly double two years ago.

— Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of times

Noun

The duration of totality will peak at 6 minutes and 23 seconds near Luxor, the site of ancient Thebes, the pharaohs’ capital, in Egypt.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Bake in preheated oven until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, about 35 minutes.

— Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of minutes

Noun

But ask a robot to perform seemingly easy tasks, say, climbing up stairs or grabbing a glass of water, and many of todays droids still struggle.

— Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2025
Massively popular in the Victorian era (especially the late 1800’s), gallery rails are finding their way into todays trad and modern homes alike.

— Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2025

Definition of todays

Noun

Hewitt and Davidson were first romantically linked back in March 2025, after they were caught by paparazzi out and about and getting cozy on several occasions.

— Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2026
But according to the suit, Kester instead began showing the middle school student pornography and, on several occasions, molested him.

— Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of occasions

Noun

The moon's shadow will sweep across Greenland, Iceland, the Atlantic, Spain, and Portugal, offering up to 2 minutes 18 seconds of totality.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
There was the guy Daemon stabbed through the ear, and then the smelly killers Gwayne sniffed out, and now Ser Adrian, who took a knife to the throat within seconds of seeing Aemond.

— Brian Grubb, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of seconds

Noun

At the world’s top hotel properties, turndown gifts, in-room amenities, and departure presents have become an intentional part of the guest experience.

— Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Entertainment includes shooting parties, exchanging presents and the annual family walk to Christmas morning service at the Sandringham Church on the estate, which is about 100 miles north of London.

— Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026

Definition of presents

Noun

People who develop racing heartbeats, tremors, anxiety, insomnia, reflux, headaches or reproducible palpitations after drinking coffee should not ignore those symptoms simply because population studies are reassuring.

— Robert Glatter, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
But the most striking of the new songs is the opener, a slow-motion unfurling against a backdrop of heartbeats and zithers.

— Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 18 July 2026