PRESENTLY Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

presently

adverb

ˈpre-zᵊnt-lē

Definition of presently

as in shortly

at or within a short time I cannot attend to the matter this instant, but I will presently

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Relevance

as in currently

at the present time we are presently waiting in line for our turn

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as in now

without delay the performance is starting presently

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Recent Examples of presently As if a Monday-night football outing weren’t enough, Cruise—who is presently promoting his new film Digger, directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu—also appeared on Kelce and his brother Jason’s New Heights podcast. — Emma Specter, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2026 What the exercise provides is visibility into your presently existing digital footprint. — Evan Nierman, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026 The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), is presently being investigated for ties to the terrorist rulers of Gaza. — Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026 Whether or not this signal will prove to be genuine is presently impossible to say. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for presently

Recent Examples of Synonyms for presently

Adverb

According to the report, the anomaly was first detected during an engine acceptance test shortly before the start of summer.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026
An official opening night is yet to be announced, and the design team will be announced shortly.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of shortly

Adverb

There was no suspect information, and while the sheriff's office said earlier Monday that there was currently no active threat to the community, Rosas said a shooter could still be at large.

— Senior Editor, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
If elected to council, Clemmons hopes to focus on the city budget, which is currently facing about a $10 million shortfall for 2027.

— Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of currently

Adverb

This is in the air already, given Andrew Cuomo’s decision to run a third-party campaign after losing the Democratic primary to democratic socialist and now-New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Within two years, an initial examination determined the meteorite hailed from Mars; scientists are now finally digging deeper, with stunning results.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of now

Adverb

Harop-like kamikaze suicide drones capable of precision military strikes could soon become one of North Korea’s latest additions to its growing arsenal of advanced unmanned weapons, underscoring the apparent expansion of its strike capabilities.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026
Louis Vuitton would need more than its own credentials, and soon the company began looking outward.

— Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of soon

Adverb

Seek care promptly for vaginal bleeding after menopause, unexplained sores or persistent pelvic pain, since those symptoms require evaluation rather than an assumption that GSM is responsible.

— Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 27 Oct. 2026
With this decision, one of the last important barriers to gerrymandering fell, and many state governments promptly set off on a spree of biased mapmaking, hoping to stack the deck before the big card game this November.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of promptly

Adverb

Scientists thought that atoms in the interstellar medium would transition to either the cold or warm state almost instantly, leaving basically no unstable, intermediate ISM behind.

— Perri Thaler, Quanta Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026
Basically, the term means that if you get splashed with water, the sunscreen won’t instantly come off.

— Iman Balagam, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of instantly

Adverb

In recent days, Lanmò San Jou, leader of the 400 Mawozo gang, which participated in the ambush on the Salvadorans, has released several videos on social media and addressed Bukele directly.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
Its integrated thermal, visual, acoustic, and gas sensors detect overheating, leaks, abnormal noise, and equipment wear, logging every reading directly to its corresponding asset.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026

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