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second

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of second

a very small space of time

  • I'll be ready in a second
Synonyms of second

beat, eyeblink, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiff, jiffy, minute, moment, nanosecond, New York minute, shake, split second, trice, twinkle, twinkling, wink
Words Related to second

microsecond

snatch, spurt
Near Antonyms of second

aeon (or eon), age, eternity, forever

infinity, lifetime

2

second

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of second

something separated from a group or lot for not being as good as the others

  • the slightly flawed linens were sold as seconds
Synonyms of second

cull, discard, reject, rejection
Words Related to second

castaway, throwaway

hand-me-down, white elephant

rubbish, scrap, trash, waste

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