Synonyms of seconds

seconds 1 of 3

noun (1)

plural of second

as in minutes

a very small space of time

I'll be ready in a second

Synonyms & Similar Words

• minutes
• heartbeats
• moments
• nanoseconds
• instants
• split seconds
• eyeblinks
• shakes
• winks
• microseconds
• trices
• twinkles
• twinklings
• flashes
• jiffies
• jiffs
• New York minutes
• beats
• snatches
• spurts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ages
• aeons
• eternities
• lifetimes
• forevers
• infinities

seconds

2 of 3

noun (2)

plural of second

as in discards

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

the slightly flawed linens were sold as seconds

Synonyms & Similar Words

• discards
• culls
• rejections
• rejects
• trash
• wastes
• rubbish
• white elephants
• castaways
• throwaways
• scraps
• hand-me-downs

seconds

3 of 3

verb

present tense third-person singular of second

as in sides (with)

Related Words

• sides (with)
• assists
• aids
• helps
• props (up)
• adopts
• reinforces
• forwards
• backs
• champions
• embraces
• espouses
• abets
• advocates
• bolsters
• endorses
• furthers
• saves
• boosts
• plumps (for)
• advances
• buttresses
• plunks (for)
• patronizes
• preaches
• backstops
• supports
• plugs
• rescues
• bails out
• delivers
• talks up

Dissimilar Words

• interferes
• opposes
• frustrates
• thwarts
• fails
• baffles
• foils
• deserts
• sabotages
• disappoints
• lets down

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of seconds

Noun

As the final seconds ticked down on Spain’s 1-0 extra-time win over a valiant Argentina and the referee blew his whistle, one could be forgiven for their mind once again slipping to memories of La Roja’s maiden World Cup victory. — Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

Fox stayed with the shot of Trump for just a few seconds before cutting to an aerial shot during which the boos can still be heard. — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 19 July 2026

Freedom’s Not Free, a 4-year-old son of Omaha Beach, won the Grade III Daytona Stakes at Santa Anita on June 13 and has three wins, two seconds and two thirds in his last seven starts. — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026

Its 0 to 60 miles per hour performance is about eight seconds. — James Raia, Mercury News, 19 July 2026

Two training partners kept him on pace to beat the record, and Kerr also beat the second-place finisher, American runner Yared Nuguse, by about 3 seconds. — Huo Jingnan, NPR, 18 July 2026

When the platform was sunsetted, in 2018, Google admitted that the average Google+ user spent less than five seconds on the platform per visit. — Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026

Williams scored 44 seconds into the new half after superb work by Reinach and Wiese, then Williams returned passes with Herschel Jantjies to give the replacement scrumhalf a try in his first test since 2023. — ABC News, 18 July 2026

The launch — or hop, considering its duration and distance — took place at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) Noshiro test facility on July 11 and lasted about 40 seconds. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 18 July 2026