Synonyms for contemporary
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1. contemporaryadjective

   Synonyms:
   contemporaneous

   Antonyms:
   anachronistic, archaic

2. contemporaryadjective

   From the same time period, coexistent in time.

   Cervantes was a contemporary of Shakespeare

   Synonyms:
   contemporaneous

   Antonyms:
   archaic, anachronistic

3. contemporaryadjective

   Modern, of the present age.

   The early mammals inherited the earth by surviving their saurian contemporaries

   Synonyms:
   contemporaneous

   Antonyms:
   archaic, anachronistic

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1. contemporary, coevaladjective

   a person of nearly the same age as another

   Synonyms:
   coeval

   Antonyms:
   asynchronous, noncurrent, nonmodern

2. contemporary, modern-dayadjective

   characteristic of the present

   "contemporary trends in design"; "the role of computers in modern-day medicine"

   Synonyms:
   contemporaneous, modern-day, present-day(a)

   Antonyms:
   nonmodern, noncurrent, asynchronous

3. contemporary, present-day(a)adjective

   belonging to the present time

   "contemporary leaders"

   Antonyms:
   nonmodern, asynchronous, noncurrent

4. contemporaneous, contemporaryadjective

   occurring in the same period of time

   "a rise in interest rates is often contemporaneous with an increase in inflation"; "the composer Salieri was contemporary with Mozart"

   Synonyms:
   contemporaneous, coeval, coetaneous, modern-day, present-day(a)

   Antonyms:
   noncurrent, nonmodern, asynchronous

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1. contemporaryadjective

   Synonyms:
   contemporaneous

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1. contemporaryadjective

   Synonyms:
   contemporaneous, coeval

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1. List of paraphrases for "contemporary":

   contemporain, modern, contemporaneous, contemporaine, coeval, contemporaines, modern-day, hyundai, present-day, current

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1. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn:

   Literature that is not the breath of contemporary society, that dares not transmit the pains and fears of that society, that does not warn in time against threatening moral and social dangers -- such literature does not deserve the name of literature; it is only a fa?ade. Such literature loses the confidence of its own people, and its published works are used as wastepaper instead of being read.

2. Ben Mendelsohn:

   It's a very powerful love story, and a very life-affirming story by a bunch of pretty contemporary, damaged, messy people.

3. Chris Patten:

   Our history is not a blank page on which we can write our own version of what it should have been, according to our contemporary views and prejudices.

4. Mohie Eddin Affifi:

   What the president meant is that we need a contemporary reading for religious texts to deal with our contemporary reality.

5. Mary Brett Whitfield:

   The Herschel brand provides great functionality, while combining vintage and contemporary design elements that evoke heritage and current trends simultaneously, the seasonal colorways, patterns and collaborations continuously refresh The Herschel brand even though the core of the offer relies on a few standard pieces and silhouettes. The line is also priced to be attainable for many shoppers.