| Main Entry: | existent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | present |
Synonyms: |
contemporary, current, existing, immediate, now, occurring now, ongoing, present-day, taking place |
| Main Entry: | existent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | alive |
Synonyms: |
actual, being, enduring, existing, extant, living, real, surviving |
| Main Entry: | existent |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | real thing |
Synonyms: |
being, entity, existence, individual, life |
| Main Entry: | actual |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | existing at the present time |
Synonyms: |
current, exact, existent, extant, live, living, original, prevailing |
Antonyms: |
hypothetical, imaginary, nominal, past, reputed, theoretical, unreal |
| Main Entry: | contemporary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | modern |
Synonyms: |
abreast, au courant, contempo, current, existent, extant, hot off press, in fashion, in vogue, instant, just out, latest, leading-edge, mod, new, newfangled, now, present, present-day, recent, red-hot, state-of-the-art*, today, topical, ultramodern, up*, up-to-date, up-to-the-minute, voguish, with it, à la mode |
| Notes: | contemporary can be predicated of persons, conditions, or events; contemporaneous is predicable only of occurrences or events |
Antonyms: |
old, old-fashioned, past, preceding |
| Main Entry: | current |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | contemporary; common |
Synonyms: |
accepted, accustomed, afoot, circulating, common knowledge, customary, cutting-edge, doing, existent, extant, fad, fashionable, general, going around, hot*, in, in circulation, in progress, in the mainstream, in the news, in use, in vogue, instant, leading-edge, mod, modern, now*, on front burner, ongoing, popular, present, present-day, prevailing, prevalent, rampant, regnant, rife, ruling, state-of-the-art, swinging, topical, trendy, up-to-date, widespread |
Antonyms: |
antiquated, old, old-fashioned, past, uncommon, uncontemporary |
| Main Entry: | extant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | in existence |
Synonyms: |
actual, alive, around, being, contemporary, current, existent, existing, immediate, in current use, instant, living, not lost, present, present-day, real, remaining, subsisting, surviving, undestroyed |
Antonyms: |
dead, extinct, gone |
| Main Entry: | genuine |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | authentic, real |
Synonyms: |
-carat, 24-carat, absolute, accurate, actual, authenticated, bona fide, certain, certified, demonstrable, exact, existent, factual, for real, good, hard, honest, honest-to-goodness, in the flesh, indubitable, kosher*, legit, legitimate, literal, natural, official, original, palpable, plain, positive, precise, proved, pure, real stuff, sound, sterling, sure-enough, tested, true, unadulterated, unalloyed, undoubted, unimpeachable, unquestionable, unvarnished, valid, veritable, very, whole |
Antonyms: |
counterfeit, false, illegitimate, sham, unreal |
| Main Entry: | instant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | immediate, urgent |
Synonyms: |
burning*, clamant, contemporary, crying*, current, dire, direct, exigent, existent, extant, fast, imperative, importunate, insistent, instantaneous, on-the-spot, present, present-day, pressing, prompt, quick, split-second |
Antonyms: |
delayed, eventual, late, later |
| Main Entry: | living |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | existing, active |
Synonyms: |
alert, alive, animated, around, awake, breathing, brisk, contemporary, continuing, current, developing, dynamic, existent, extant, in use, live, lively, ongoing, operative, persisting, strong, subsisting, ticking, vigorous, vital, warm |
Antonyms: |
dead, inactive |