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second

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of second

  1. a very small space of time I'll be ready in a second Synonyms beat, eyeblink, flash, heartbeat, jiff, jiffy, minute, moment, nanosecond, New York minute, second, shake, split second, trice, twinkle, twinkling, winkRelated Words microsecond; snatch, spurtNear Antonyms aeon (or eon), age, eternity, forever; infinity, lifetime

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second

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of second

  1. something separated from a group or lot for not being as good as the others the slightly flawed linens were sold as seconds Synonyms discard, reject, rejection, secondRelated Words castaway, throwaway; hand-me-down, white elephant; rubbish, scrap, trash, waste

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  1. See words that rhyme with second Dictionary: Definition of second Spanish Central: Translation of second Nglish: Translation of second for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of second for Arabic speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about second

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