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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   Submitted by rinat on September 8, 2019  

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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. Noemie Merlant:

   It's a very contemporary, very modern story, to find out what sort of an artist we are as women, learning to have confidence in ourselves, to listen to ourselves, to be curious.

2. Karey Burke:

   We are proud to be continuing the story of the iconic The Conners family, this team is fearless in their willingness to tackle contemporary issues with humor and heart, and I have no doubt they will continue to outdo themselves.

3. Katherine Foss:

   Across media platforms, “Typhoid Mary” is still casually applied to contemporary menaces of public health, ignoring the ethically dubious practice of blaming healthy carriers and Mary Mallon’s persecution as a poor immigrant at the turn of the 20th century.

4. Deirdre Cross:

   Understanding the African American lens on American history demonstrates the resilience of the African American community, people have struggled for their place in this democracy. It shows how there are historic issues of contemporary importance. Our generation is able to pick up its part in making this really a more perfect union for American communities at large.

5. Irina Bokova:

   We see today that heritage and culture comes sometimes into the forefront of conflict, the deliberate destruction, what we are seeing today in Iraq and Syria, has reached unprecedented levels in contemporary history.