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Antonyms for present
ˈprɛz əntpresent

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Wiktionary0.0 / 0 votes

  1. present1

    To award a trophy, gift, etc, to.

    Antonyms:
    absent

English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. present

    A gift is in the popular, and also in the legal sense that which is voluntarily bestowed without expectation of return or compensation. Gift is now almost always used in the good sense, bribe always in the evil sense to signify payment for a dishonorable service under the semblance of a gift. In Scriptural language gift is often used for bribe. "The king by judgment establisheth the land; but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it." Prov. xxix, 4. A benefaction is a charitable gift, generally of large amount, and viewed as of enduring value, as an endowment for a college. A donation is something, perhaps of great, never of trivial value, given usually on some public ground, as to a cause or to a person representing a cause, but not necessarily of value beyond the immediate present; as, a donation to a pastor. A gratuity is usually something of moderate value and is always given as to an inferior, and as of favor, not of right; as, a gratuity to a waiter. Largess is archaic for a bountiful gratuity, usually to be distributed among many, as among the heralds at ancient tournaments. A present is a gift of friendship, or conciliation, and given as to an equal or a superior; no one's pride is hurt by accepting what is viewed as strictly a present. A boon is a gift that has been desired or craved or perhaps asked, or something freely given that meets some great desire. A grant is commonly considerable in amount and given by public authority; as, a grant of public lands for a college.

    Antonyms:
    compensation, earnings, guerdon, penalty, remuneration, wages

    Synonyms:
    benefaction, bequest, boon, bounty, bribe, donation, gift, grant, gratuity, largess

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. presentadjective

    Synonyms:
    at hand, existing, not absent, nigh, instant, immediate, current

  2. presentnoun

    Synonyms:
    donation, gift, offering, grant, benefaction

  3. presentverb

    Synonyms:
    give, offer, bestow, introduce, exhibit, confer upon

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. present, nowadaysnoun

    the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech

    "that is enough for the present"; "he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow"

    Antonyms:
    awol, absent, away(p), truant, introuvable

    Synonyms:
    present tense, nowadays

  2. presentnoun

    something presented as a gift

    "his tie was a present from his wife"

    Antonyms:
    awol, truant, away(p), absent, introuvable

    Synonyms:
    present tense, nowadays

  3. present, present tenseadjective

    a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking

    Antonyms:
    introuvable, truant, absent, awol, away(p)

    Synonyms:
    present tense, nowadays

  4. present(a)adjective

    temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration

    "the present leader"; "articles for present use"; "the present topic"; "the present system"; "present observations"

    Antonyms:
    awol, truant, away(p), introuvable, absent

  5. presentverb

    being or existing in a specified place

    "the murderer is present in this room"; "present at the wedding"; "present at the creation"

    Antonyms:
    truant, absent, awol, introuvable, away(p)

    Synonyms:
    present(a)

  6. show, demo, exhibit, present, demonstrateverb

    give an exhibition of to an interested audience

    "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington"

    Antonyms:
    away(p), introuvable, awol, truant, absent

    Synonyms:
    attest, express, portray, parade, demo, exhibit, introduce, register, show, testify, establish, depict, manifest, evidence, acquaint, read, display, expose, lay out, point, indicate, record, picture, gift, certify, usher, salute, give, designate, represent, render, evince, prove, deliver, shew, confront, demonstrate, stage, show up, face, award, march, pose, submit, bear witness

  7. present, represent, lay outverb

    bring forward and present to the mind

    "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason"

    Antonyms:
    introuvable, away(p), awol, absent, truant

    Synonyms:
    lay out, portray, act, demo, make up, exhibit, show, acquaint, deliver, symbolize, award, confront, array, typify, be, exemplify, gift, stand for, play, give, defend, represent, stage, comprise, salute, pose, face, demonstrate, symbolise, interpret, correspond, set, set up, submit, constitute, map, introduce, set out, range

  8. stage, present, representverb

    perform (a play), especially on a stage

    "we are going to stage `Othello'"

    Antonyms:
    away(p), awol, absent, truant, introuvable

    Synonyms:
    portray, act, demo, make up, exhibit, introduce, show, acquaint, deliver, symbolize, confront, play, arrange, typify, be, exemplify, gift, stand for, salute, give, defend, represent, lay out, comprise, face, demonstrate, symbolise, interpret, correspond, award, submit, constitute, map, stage, pose

  9. present, submitverb

    hand over formally

    Antonyms:
    awol, away(p), absent, introuvable, truant

    Synonyms:
    lay out, put forward, demo, exhibit, pass on, confront, show, acquaint, put in, give in, deliver, take, defer, state, subject, bow, gift, reconcile, accede, salute, give, represent, stage, render, resign, face, posit, demonstrate, portray, relegate, award, submit, pose, introduce

  10. present, poseverb

    introduce

    "This poses an interesting question"

    Antonyms:
    away(p), introuvable, absent, awol, truant

    Synonyms:
    lay out, stupefy, baffle, stick, perplex, place, get, demo, exhibit, mystify, flummox, show, acquaint, sit, deliver, award, nonplus, confront, personate, impersonate, position, dumbfound, gift, puzzle, lay, salute, give, posture, amaze, beat, represent, stage, gravel, face, demonstrate, portray, bewilder, vex, submit, pose, set, model, put, introduce

  11. award, presentverb

    give, especially as an honor or reward

    "bestow honors and prizes at graduation"

    Antonyms:
    awol, truant, absent, introuvable, away(p)

    Synonyms:
    portray, pose, grant, demo, deliver, represent, award, give, lay out, acquaint, submit, demonstrate, gift, stage, confront, exhibit, face, introduce, salute, show

  12. give, gift, presentverb

    give as a present; make a gift of

    "What will you give her for her birthday?"

    Antonyms:
    truant, introuvable, absent, away(p), awol

    Synonyms:
    commit, chip in, dedicate, cave in, collapse, empower, demo, impart, exhibit, endue, pass on, confront, move over, return, establish, acquaint, stage, deliver, show, reach, have, lay out, fall in, portray, make, pay, invest, throw, gift, kick in, feed, break, introduce, ease up, apply, salute, give, grant, open, founder, devote, hold, represent, pass, render, endow, indue, sacrifice, yield, turn over, demonstrate, leave, give way, consecrate, award, generate, contribute, pose, face, afford, submit, hand

  13. deliver, presentverb

    deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)

    "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students"

    Antonyms:
    away(p), absent, introuvable, awol, truant

    Synonyms:
    extradite, rescue, portray, hand over, demo, exhibit, introduce, show, return, acquaint, save, fork over, fork up, have, lay out, deport, give, surrender, redeem, gift, salute, give up, turn in, birth, represent, render, pitch, cede, deliver, confront, demonstrate, stage, fork out, face, award, drive home, pose, give birth, submit, bear

  14. introduce, present, acquaintverb

    cause to come to know personally

    "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community"

    Antonyms:
    absent, introuvable, truant, awol, away(p)

    Synonyms:
    lay out, preface, demo, precede, exhibit, premise, show, acquaint, put in, deliver, confront, stick in, inclose, familiarize, gift, introduce, salute, give, usher in, innovate, represent, stage, infix, insert, face, demonstrate, bring out, portray, familiarise, enter, bring in, award, inaugurate, pose, enclose, submit

  15. portray, presentverb

    represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture

    "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting"

    Antonyms:
    awol, introuvable, away(p), absent, truant

    Synonyms:
    salute, stage, portray, demo, deliver, limn, represent, pose, show, lay out, acquaint, submit, demonstrate, gift, introduce, give, depict, confront, exhibit, face, award, impersonate

  16. confront, face, presentverb

    present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize

    "We confronted him with the evidence"; "He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions"; "An enormous dilemma faces us"

    Antonyms:
    truant, absent, away(p), awol, introuvable

    Synonyms:
    portray, demonstrate, confront, demo, deliver, acquaint, represent, pose, give, lay out, front, look, face up, award, introduce, exhibit, face, stage, salute, gift, show, submit

  17. presentverb

    formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.

    Antonyms:
    awol, introuvable, away(p), truant, absent

    Synonyms:
    salute, pose, portray, demo, deliver, represent, award, show, lay out, submit, demonstrate, gift, give, confront, stage, exhibit, face, introduce, acquaint

  18. salute, presentverb

    recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position

    "When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute"

    Antonyms:
    introuvable, truant, absent, awol, away(p)

    Synonyms:
    toast, salute, demonstrate, pledge, portray, demo, deliver, represent, pose, give, lay out, introduce, face, wassail, submit, award, stage, confront, exhibit, acquaint, drink, gift, show

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  1. presentnoun

    Synonyms:
    gift, donation, largess, gratuity, douceur

How to use present in a sentence?

  1. Umberto Eco:

    There is a constant in the average American imagination and taste, for which the past must be preserved and celebrated in full-scale authentic copy; a philosophy of immortality as duplication. It dominates the relation with the self, with the past, not infrequently with the present, always with History and, even, with the European tradition.

  2. Olga Rinkus:

    Telling the stories of different people in the Holocaust museum is important for me to maintain the bridge between the past and present, the visual materials and objects can help our visitors to imagine the life lost for us forever.

  3. Thomas Fuller:

    A gift, with a kind countenance, is a double present.

  4. Bruce Klingner:

    There have been a number of recent rumors about Kim's health. If Kim Jong-un is hospitalized, it would explain why Kim Jong-un wasn't present on the important April 15th celebrations, but, over the years, there have been a number of false health rumors about Kim Jong-un or Kim Jong-un father. We'll have to wait and see.

  5. John Steinbeck, The Winter of our Discontent:

    Most people live ninety percent in the past, seven percent in the present, and that only leaves three percent for the future.

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