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Synonyms for contemporary
kənˈtɛm pəˌrɛr icon·tem·po·ra·ry
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Wiktionary
contemporaryadjective
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contemporaneousAntonyms:
anachronistic, archaiccontemporaryadjective
From the same time period, coexistent in time.
Cervantes was a contemporary of Shakespeare
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contemporaneousAntonyms:
archaic, anachronisticcontemporaryadjective
Modern, of the present age.
The early mammals inherited the earth by surviving their saurian contemporaries
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contemporaneousAntonyms:
archaic, anachronistic
Princeton's WordNet
contemporary, coevaladjective
a person of nearly the same age as another
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coevalAntonyms:
asynchronous, noncurrent, nonmoderncontemporary, modern-dayadjective
characteristic of the present
"contemporary trends in design"; "the role of computers in modern-day medicine"
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contemporaneous, modern-day, present-day(a)Antonyms:
nonmodern, noncurrent, asynchronouscontemporary, present-day(a)adjective
belonging to the present time
"contemporary leaders"
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nonmodern, asynchronous, noncurrentcontemporaneous, 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"
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contemporaneous, coeval, coetaneous, modern-day, present-day(a)Antonyms:
noncurrent, nonmodern, asynchronous
Editors Contribution
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Submitted by rinat on September 8, 2019
Dictionary of English Synonymes
contemporaryadjective
Synonyms:
contemporaneous
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
contemporaryadjective
Synonyms:
contemporaneous, coeval
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "contemporary":
contemporain, modern, contemporaneous, contemporaine, coeval, contemporaines, modern-day, hyundai, present-day, current
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#328 | current | |
#1444 | modern | |
#2871 | contemporary | |
#8885 | hyundai | |
#39820 | contemporaneous | |
#97404 | contemporain | |
#177672 | contemporaine | |
#199531 | coeval |
How to use contemporary in a sentence?
Hooters is investing a significant amount of time and capital into remodeling existing U.S. locations with a new, contemporary comfort design concept that matches the fun-loving persona of the brand.
As mankind descends into the depths of evil, echoing the times of Joshua, prayer emerges as the singular force capable of summoning God's intervention for our deliverance from the clutches of the malevolent. In the face of our own contemporary challenges, let our collective prayers rise as a beacon of hope, seeking divine mercy and guidance to navigate the shadows that threaten to engulf us.
Los Angeles should represent a city that's contemporary and moving into the future.
The many faces of intimacy: the Victorians could experience it through correspondence, but not through cohabitation; contemporary men and women can experience it through fornication, but not through friendship.
Study after study finds discernible fingerprints of climate change in contemporary heat waves, most people know that summer is also the most uncomfortable in terms of heat and humidity. Basic physics relationships explain why a warmer climate will likely mean more oppressive heat indices and heat-related health issues.
Translations for contemporary
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- عصري, معاصر, حديثArabic
- едновременен, модерен, съвременен, съвременник, съвременницаBulgarian
- contemporaniCatalan, Valencian
- současnice, moderní, současný, současníkCzech
- nutids-, samtidig, nutidige, moderneDanish
- Zeitgen, modern, Zeitgenossin, Zeitgenosse, zeitgenössischGerman
- σύγχρονος, σύγχρονοGreek
- contemporario, contemporáneoSpanish
- معاصر, نوینPersian
- nykyajan, senaikainen, aikalainenFinnish
- contemporainFrench
- nua-aimsearthaIrish
- co-aimsireilScottish Gaelic
- co-emshiraghManx
- עכשווי, בן דורHebrew
- समकालीनHindi
- kortársHungarian
- kontemporerIndonesian
- jafnaldri, samtíðarmaðurIcelandic
- coetaneo, contemporaneoItalian
- עַכשָׁוִיHebrew
- コンテンポラリー, モダン, 現代, 近代Japanese
- 동시대의, 현대Korean
- aequālis, coaevālis, aetatisLatin
- onāianeiMāori
- современик, современMacedonian
- sezamanMalay
- contemporain, tijdgenote, hedendaags, gelijktijdig, tijdgenoot, eigentijdsDutch
- samtidig, moderneNorwegian
- współczesnyPolish
- contemporânea, moderna, contemporâneoPortuguese
- contemporani, contemporană, contemporanRomanian
- современный, современник, современницаRussian
- sodobenSlovene
- bashkëkohorAlbanian
- samtida, nutidaSwedish
- சமகாலTamil
- సమకాలీనTelugu
- ร่วมสมัยThai
- modern, çağdaşTurkish
- сучасник, сучасниця, сучаснийUkrainian
- عصر حاUrdu
- đồng thờiVietnamese
- הייַנטצייַטיקYiddish
- 现代的Chinese
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