Synonyms of ongoing

ongoing

adjective

1

as in operating

being in progress or development

we do seem to be making some headway on that ongoing project

the ever ongoing quest for knowledge by men and women of science

Synonyms & Similar Words

• operating
• proceeding
• continuing
• working
• going
• functioning
• afoot
• happening
• advancing
• afloat
• gaining
• alive

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stopped
• ended
• halted
• arrested
• stalled
• receding
• retrogressing
• regressing

2

as in current

existing or in progress right now

the ongoing presidential campaign

Synonyms & Similar Words

• current
• present
• recent
• immediate
• existing
• new
• present-day
• extant
• existent
• modern
• instant
• contemporary
• up-to-date
• modernistic
• newfangled
• being
• ultramodern
• breathing
• mod
• red-hot
• space-age
• supermodern
• new-fashioned
• living

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• future
• coming
• over
• unborn
• through
• terminated
• ended
• up
• completed
• finished
• ancient
• old
• past
• concluded
• done
• archaic
• obsolete
• antiquated
• former
• antique
• old-time
• out-of-date
• antediluvian
• old-fashioned
• dated
• outworn
• erstwhile
• bygone
• musty
• noncontemporary
• ago
• fusty
• oldfangled
• passé

3

as in continuing

having an existence or validity that does not change or diminish

an ongoing commitment to improving their community

Synonyms & Similar Words

• continuing
• enduring
• eternal
• immortal
• perpetual
• lasting
• perennial
• endless
• constant
• abiding
• everlasting
• timeless
• undying
• permanent
• ageless
• imperishable
• ceaseless
• dateless
• unchanging
• steady
• unvarying
• stationary
• stable
• changeless

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• obsolete
• archaic
• antiquated
• outmoded
• outdated
• out-of-date
• dated
• outworn
• passé