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

Place the pita directly on the oven rack and broil until toasted, 30 seconds to 1 minute. — Kate Williams, AJC.com, 27 July 2026

The path of totality — the moon’s dark shadow — will cross eastern Greenland, western Iceland and northern Spain, from where the sun’s corona will become visible, if skies are clear, for up to 2 minutes 18 seconds. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Pogačar's final time for the whole tour was 73 hours 56 minutes and 26 seconds, almost six and half minutes faster than his nearest competitor, Belgium's Remco Evenepoel. — Chandelis Duster, NPR, 26 July 2026

With the growth of short-form content, the youth are being shown 30 seconds or less of information, with little processing of each video before scrolling. — Vriti Shah, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026

Sean Quinn, meanwhile, was seconds from taking yellow on stage four after escaping on the road to Foix. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 July 2026

His margin of victory this morning was a comfortable 6 minutes, 26 seconds. — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 26 July 2026

Count on 12 seconds of continuous spray, or 24 bursts, that reach up to 12 feet away. — Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2026

The format was a two-round, timed shooting competition in which teams had 70 seconds to score as many points as possible from seven shooting locations around the court. — Doug Feinberg, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026